I was saying, that I created this picture in Photoshop, it took about an hour to finalize. As I was working on it, and looking at our daughters, the truth suddenly dawned on me – they are growing up FAST! Dad, you made a comment the other day that kids grow and leave the nest, and it feels horrible. Well, we are seeing parts of that happening right now as the girls grow and mature daily. We thank the Lord daily that the girls have had the Lord as their foundation in life.
I was chatting with the guys at Church and asked them this question: “if you could live life all over again starting at age 4 would you do it over? If you had the option to go into retirement would you do it?” There are days I would like to go back to being a kid, and do it over, but there are days that I look forward to retirement…pretty crazy! If you could what would you do…?
I created this space as a welcoming home for candid life discussions, faith, and purposeful community. My journey has been anything but conventional—from navigating childhood moves to Europe, spending 40 years in the printing industry, and living across two vastly different worlds in Zimbabwe and the United States, God has spent decades quietly forming my heart before officially calling me into pastoral ministry. Recently ordained and commissioned as a pastor, I write from a place of real, lived experience, openly sharing the highs of deep faith alongside the raw seasons of depression, doubt, and navigating life’s unexpected detours. Since establishing this journal back in 2005, my mission remains simple: to listen without judgment, share honest testimonies, and encourage you to slow down, press pause, and discover how to shine brightly for Jesus in our everyday lives.