Making Waves Blog
The Re-Opening of America Begins
This past Friday was May 1st, 2020. It will be remembered as the day our country began to reopen. State-by-state there are differences in definition...
The Lockdown Continues – part 2
In my last post (The Lockdown Continues, part 1), I shared how frustrating lockdown can be and meant every word of it. I am so tired of Facebook...
The Lockdown Continues – part 1
In 1993, I was living in South Carolina when my family in Chattanooga got hammered by a freak snowstorm. Over 20" fell and paralyzed the streets....
Palm Sunday
Why is Palm Sunday relevant? If you Google "What is the significance of Palm Sunday?", the first hit is one of the most common answers. According to...
Social Distancing can bring us together
It has been two weeks since my last post, "Be Still or Prep?" I was true to my word, waiting and listening. The more that I saw people rushing...
Be still or prep?
The past few days have been crazy. COVID-19, the Coronavirus, has taken over the country. Current confirmed cases stand at 2,345, or .0007% of us,...
You ever been fired?
A few days ago I had breakfast with a few friends. After we finished eating, we stuck around the table for a bit continuing the small talk that is...
From Brokenness to Community
Every day the news brings us stories of sexual abuse. No group is immune - the Catholic church, Boy Scouts, politicians, or business leaders. Most...
Sorry about the bad advice, kids
Over the years, I've given Erin and James some bad advice. In 2012, we took a family trip to the mountains of Colorado. During a slow time one...
The prayer of a child
When I was a small child, my parents taught me to say my prayers each night before bed. I can see myself kneeling on the floor with my hands folded...