Welcome to A Fictacular Life

This post is an adaptation ---- further reflections, perhaps, of a sermon I recently preached at my home church. You can watch the...

A few years back, I had the privilege of attending a professional development conference in New York City. That’s what I told people...

We met for lunch in Prosser. Just two men, a former boss and a stubborn friend—stubborn because I’ve decided we’re friends and there’s...

Somewhere between the dust of Sinai and the asphalt of suburbia, the words echo still. You shall love the Lord your God with all your...

Remember those old shampoo commercials from the '90s? The ones that promised “no more tears” and made bath time look like bliss? This is...

I was young the first time I went to church. I don’t remember how it started or when it stopped, but at some point, we just... stopped...

Heyyyy you guyyyyyyssss! One of my all-time favorite movies is The Goonies . I suspect that's because, at the heart of it, is a boy (or...

Angie and I met when I was 13 and she was 12. She sat in the seat behind me on an old burgundy-colored school bus owned by what is now...

We are beginning our second week of quarantine. Last week we had Kelly, Archer, and the baby. Luckily, the two younger girls still had...

When you become a foster parent, you enter into a season of life filled with a lot of mourning. Yes, there will be mourning for a child...

Both of my grandmothers were teachers. My mother has been a parapro since before I was born. My aunts worked in different positions in...

Five kids?! I don’t know how you do it...The answer? Not well. I never really wanted kids. I wasn’t even sure I ever wanted to get...

I love food. I love good food. I love junk food. I love greasy food. I love fresh food. I love the way food makes me feel. I love the way...

I plan on sharing more of my observations and thoughts on faith in the future. It really helps me to have an audience. Knowing that...

Fictacular--It’s pretty common around our house. It’s the name of our WiFi network and the name I use for any “screen name” online or...

If you're reading this blog, you probably already know me. But, if you don't, here's the quick basics that make me, well...me! I'm a...