Last Saturday as I picked up Gavin from children’s ministry in Mesa after our Third Format service, I was told about something interesting that he did during the service. Apparently he was pretty mellow and was cuddling in a lady’s arms in the nursery until she walked over to part of the room where they were playing the service live on a tv. I happened to be teaching at the time. Gavin immediately started looking around when he heard my…

As I’ve watched Gavin grow and develop over the last nine months, I’ve come to a shocking realization: adults could never be babies. Let me explain. I don’t know what the first memory that you have is. I’m not counting what you’ve seen on home movies or in pictures, but what you can actually remember yourself. Most of us start at a few years old and anything beyond that is left up to our parents’ memories. So I guess you…

I’m going to take a moment here and be a proud husband. My wife is featured in an article today from the West Valley View, highlighting her real estate work in Avondale and the program that she works with. It has been so fun for me to watch her excel in an area that I know little-to-nothing about. Click here to read the article.

My son Gavin is 4 months old today. His latest development is that he is now able to recognize Michelle and I. When he does, he gets a giant smile across his face, his nose scrunches, and he lets out his current version of a laugh. It is just about the greatest thing in the world. There is so much power in it. When he does it, I know that he is acknowledging that he trusts me, that he’s comfortable…

On Saturday I officiated the wedding of our friends Mitch and Aimee. Yes, they even got me to wear a pink tie. It was a nice ceremony…short and sweet. Jared sang a song at the wedding so we unofficially dubbed it the first 3F wedding. Gavin even went all-out and busted out his sweater-vest for the event. He is one good looking kid.