marriage

I have been married to Sarah Grace Parks for 11 years and 8 months now. Her birthday is today. I’ve had the incredible honor of walking side-by-side with her for a little under a third of her life and can’t wait for the rest. My wife is truly my best friend and it is literally impossible to clearly communicate all that she means to me after the past years. The last several have been the toughest our marriage has ever faced...

First off, no baby #3 yet but contractions have been pretty intense over the last day or so. Less sleep, here I come! There hasn’t been much time for the blogosphere these days due to constant transition, being somewhat homeless for 5 weeks, struggling to get health insurance so we can get into the doctor for the first time, realizing that our due date was a month off and we were due a month earlier (!!), and a plethora of other...

I say that almost as a declaration, because it truly can be glorious, if you trust the One bringing the change. In the past 10 months there has been a lot of change in our lives. The great part is that the Lord had been preparing our hearts for this change in many ways. So when it was time, by His grace, we were ready to take the leap. Our first leap was leaving Bloomington or more specifically, Bethany’s campus, which we LOVE...

Today marks 10 years of being married to the most incredible woman I know. I met Sarah Grace Carmichael in the kitchen of Teen Mania Ministries August of 1998. I was the lone January intern who happened to end up managing the kitchen due to the fact that I was the only choice. And Sarah was one of several who were chosen to do their practical service as an intern within the kitchen. Little did I know that my future wife was right...

Oh Baby, In the early years of our marriage, moments like this would have embarrassed me.     (At the Childrens Museum-3 weeks ago-trying on the childrens costumes.) But along the way I’ve realized more and more, I wouldn’t want you to try and be anyone else but you.  I love who you are as my husband, friend, love and who you are as a daddy.Not only did God know that I needed you, but He knew that Arden...

THE SECRET Several days ago Grace asked me not to fast on Tuesday, leaving me to wonder what she was planning.  Obviously I continued to ask why and what she had in mind for Tuesday night, but to no avail she wouldn’t budge on her little secret. Well, Tuesday night finally came last night, and with much anticipation I asked one last time, “Where are we going and what are we going to do?”  Grace pulled up the...