Making Waves Blog
Sinatra, Surrender, and Strength
For the past three months, I've been really tired. This isn't the kind of tired that you get from staying up late or the stress of having a lot...
My Blessing
Ding-ding-ding. The mechanical chirping of our Ring doorbell announced a visitor. I opened the door to find a very nervous young man standing on my...
My hometown
As a senior in high school who was shopping for colleges, I never considered sending an application to the local university in Chattanooga. I wanted...
Climbing Up the Ladder
Some mornings I wake up to a day that seems to have a shadow cast over it. They are nothing and nobody days. Nothing seems to make me happy and...
Untangling the “nots” in my life
Do not think about a ripe watermelon, split in half and filled with seeds. Too hard because the picture is above it? All right. Do not think about...
A Life Full of Miracles
80% of us believe in miracles - supernatural interventions that cause amazing, improbable things to happen1. There are all kinds of examples....
Why We Remember
Each Memorial Day for the past several years I have taken part in the Murph Challenge. It is an endurance workout borrowed from the Navy Seals in...
Make A Joyful Noise
I've been working on my next post for the past two weeks. I wanted to share God's message of love, peace, and hope with the world. After several...
I Love It When A Plan Comes Together
I love the 80s. I used to watch the A-Team face a seemingly impossible situation, then everything worked out at the end. I always loved to see "the...
Endgame or Origin Story?
This past weekend was the opening for Avengers: Endgame. I drove from Dallas to Austin to watch it with my son, James. It was everything I hoped...