Happy 4th of July

The 4th of July is filled with so many fond memories for me: big parties with family tables and tables of red, white & blue deserts (some of those were just plain weird) fear that someone was going to blow up the neighborhood lazy days at the lake fireworks shows that seemed larger than life […]

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Sunday Highlights

Yesterday was a crazy day at Cross Point.  Because of some technical drama I wasn’t able to adequately capture notes from Justin’s message, so Trish Davis one of my dear friends who also happens to be Justin’s wife, was gracious enough to be our guest post for this week’s Sunday Highlights.   Thank You Trish!! ******************* […]

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Catron House Wars – Grocery Shopping

It never ceases to amaze me how different Merlyn and I are even after 10 years of marriage.  We grew up with pretty different family circumstances so we developed different philosophies on family life. Grocery shopping is one thing that Merlyn and I have completely different philosophies on. My approach: Make a list, shop for […]

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Irreplaceable

In an effort to choose joy like we discussed on Sunday, I’m reminding myself of the blessings in my life. One of the great points that George made was that in order to choose joy we need to focus on the things in life that can’t be replaced. So here’s the beginning of my list: […]

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Leadership and the family

I’ve discovered that being with family can bring out some of the best and worst of my leadership.  Here’s a couple of notes from my journal: In the absence of leadership I step up to lead.  It can be something as simple as making breakfast, but if I don’t feel like anyone is taking control I […]

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Influence

Pat spoke today at Cross Point about Influence.  It was a great message that caused me to reflect on the last few days.  I flew to Wisconsin on Wednesday to celebrate my grandparents 50th Wedding anniversary and it involved a lot of reminiscing with people I haven’t seen in many, many years.  Here are some […]

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