Posted on Thursday, March 15th, 2012
This is the second post in a series of posts about discovering the nature of God. Read the previous post here. One of Jesus’ most well-known parables is the story of the prodigal son (If you know the story, skip to paragraph 3). In the story, a father has two sons. The youngest of which [...]
Posted on Tuesday, February 7th, 2012
I’m not the kind of person who works out. Nor am I the kind of person who gets up early. Additionally, I am not the kind of person who eatsĀ vegetablesĀ and whole foods, who buys cage-free eggs, and has great concerns about the way we are processing food in this country. I am a picky eater. [...]
Posted on Wednesday, December 28th, 2011
I turned 30 today. It was really a wonderful day, because my parents kept our two kids last night, so that my wife and I could go out and be together for the evening. We went out to dinner, got some coffee, took in a movie, and talked until late before going to bed. This [...]
Posted on Saturday, September 24th, 2011
I was at lunch with a friend discussing movies that were surprisingly emotional. The Pixar film Up was mentioned. My friend said that the movie was so sad to him because his worst fear was getting to the end without having lived out his dreams. I didn’t think he understood the point of the story [...]
Posted on Saturday, September 24th, 2011
I went to school for graphic design, realizing in my 3rd year that it wasn’t what I wanted to do with my life. In 2004 I graduated with a BS in Communications (with a major in Graphic Design…confusing I know). I applied for jobs and graphic design agencies, but didn’t find anywhere that wanted to [...]
Posted on Saturday, September 24th, 2011
My family unit (at this point in time) is myself, my wife, and my 16 month old daughter. In the past year we have budgeted sporatically, but as of late have gotten back on the wagon. The biggest area of controllable spending for us was restaurants. This past month, with some extra travel expendatures and [...]
Posted on Sunday, May 15th, 2011
A year ago my wife and I were driving home from going to the grocery store and noticed a home for sale in our neighborhood. We thought it was really cute, and could be everything we wanted, so I called a realtor friend of ours and asked if he could show me the house. The [...]
Posted on Wednesday, November 3rd, 2010
I haven’t posted in awhile, so I wanted to post this update. We had our little girl Norah Grace Hinson on October 26th, 2010. She’s a sweetie, and I’m very excited about having her. A few days ago we went out to Dairy Queen to grab a treat and the car was full. Hannah and [...]