Benched.
Less than two years into marriage Chris and I each took a ministry position at a church in Phoenix, AZ, which was a long way from our home in Atlanta. For me it was a similar worship position, for him a total career change from I.T. to ministry. It was risky. Chris would take a huge pay cut. We’d leave behind our family and a church we loved. But we put on our big adventure pants and chased whatever God had next. It didn’t hurt that there was a Starbucks card included with the salary.
Influence in the Living Room
Last night we had a casual 17 unexpected guests stop by. It was my oldest son, Asher’s 15th birthday. And though we have spent his whole life avoiding sleepovers, we finally relented. And so 5 newly mustached teenagers rolled up to our house. They were met by our five year old, Tatum, who quickly began evaluating them one by one…