Makes (No) Sense to Me!
On the way to school this morning, my boys and I were talking about the news that General Motors will shut down it’s Saturn line later this year. I was explaining the impact this would...
Category: Purely Personal
Be Still And Know…
Alarm clock snooze button I can’t believe it’s time to get up stumble through stubbed toe brew coffee spill coffee curse coffee bless coffee open Bible study Bible pray… Be still and know that I...
This Is NOT a Dog Blog
I don’t want to be “that guy” who tells more stories about his dog, but this one…well, this one must be told. The scene: my two oldest kids’ room, 5:30 AM Monday I walked into...
Shed the Love
Had you told me a year ago that our family would be moving back into the world of dog ownership, I would have laughed. Had you told me that we would have an inside dog,...
Man vs. Durham
I was just tipped off to a blog-I’ve-never-seen-but-will-now-be-reading-voraciously, which tipped me off to the fact that Adam Richman was in the Dirty D and I didn’t even know it. Adam is the host of the...
Love God, Love People
Last Thursday my best friend Greg lost his dad to a massive stroke. Jim English was not only the dad of my friend, he was my friend. I’ve gotten to know him over the last...
So Logical, It’s Scary
From the mouth of my 12 year old: “Dad, when I grow up I’m going to be an NBA player.” [Thirty seconds later…] “I’ll have to be an NBA player because I’m going to need...
You Can’t Go Home Again
Last week the fam and I spent some time back in our hometowns in Tennessee and Alabama. Both Merriem and I grew up in towns of less than 8,000 people, so going home is a...
Pecking Order
In case you’ve ever wondered how things shake down in the Franks household, this picture should be worth 1,000 words: Just a few bullets worth of explanation: This was taken at 11:00 PM. No, it...
I’m The Biggest Loser
I feel a little funny writing this post since it’s a bit self-serving and strictly personal (not personal in a “none-of-your-business” way, but personal in a “TMI” way), but since many of you have asked...
