Ragamuffin Soul

1. Be there. 2. Be there. 3. Be there. 4. Be there. 5. Be there. 6. Be there. 7. Be there. 8. Be there. 9. Be there. 10.Be there. Whatever that looks like to your kids… Be there. Los

Last week on Twitter I documented the horrific and terrifying experience of my kitten, Riggins, getting his head stuck in a toy. Here is what happened… Yes. You just watched 3:33 seconds of that. Riggins Thanks You. #SaveRiggins… Los

Phone ringing… Losiah answers… “What’s up bitch?” “LOSIAH! NO SIR! THAT IS NOT OK!” Tears. OH MY LORD. “Wow. Babe. Can you believe he answered the phone like that? I mean. Where in the world?” Heather politely responded to my inquiry… “Sweetness. You answered my last phone call that way. Remember? You somehow thought it [...]

Yesterday Ginger died. Ginger was My 9 year old’s hamster. I was leading worship at Crosspoint’s Bellevue campus when I got this text… I rushed home after the set to find my girl in the back room weeping. “Why daddy? Why? Why did Ginger have to die?” I could have attempted deepness in that moment. [...]

Sometimes you just don’t feel like being in the picture. And when this feeling comes over you… Please feel free to let the world know. Because if there is one thing I have learned from my kids… It is that living authentically, no matter the cost, no matter the looks you receive from those standing [...]

Butterflies. Free. Wind. Glide. Flutter. Beauty. Spirit. Flow. Color. But pluck those wings off those bad boys and all you have left is a nasty looking bug that you would step on in a heartbeat if it crawled close to your picnic lunch. It’s amazing what a set of wings will do huh? My kids [...]

I’m a mess. The wife has been gone, driving across the USA with her BFF Jacinda like they are Oprah and Gayle. I’m home with the kids. They rule me. When Heather left 2 days ago the house looked Like Martha Stewart had farted on it. Immaculate. Today, well let’s just say it looks like [...]

I’m so sorry Tanny. I promise we are working our way to a dog. But you are the current situation. So although you would rather be on your wheel… Although you would rather be in that little plastic maze thing… You will have to endure this until we get a dog. Sincerely… The father of [...]

We had JUST gotten out of the car. By the time I got to the front door I saw my one armed 9 year old. “Baby. That’s not nice. You know that. Take your arm out.” “But daddy. Why? I don’t want 2 arms. I only want one.” pause… “I want to be like Bethany.” [...]

Dang these kids make being a dad easy… Me