We love the beach. Ever since I was a kid I have always loved going to Florida and spending the day in the crashing waves and digging in the sand. We would always take trips to the beach with friends or family growing up. One thing we always did was dig the biggest hole on [...]
Archive for the ‘November 2009’ Category
My stomach is growling right now as I type this Thanksgiving Day blog. The pumpkin pie and homemade stuffing is beckoning me, tempting me to run to the kitchen for just a sample of this great meal. But I hold strong, and I divert my mind to fight these temptations. My mind begins to wonder…to [...]
Life changed in a big way in the Parish household this year. I have always been a media freak. DVD’s, coming home and plopping down on the couch to zone out in front of a mindless TV show, and hard rocking music. This was what fed my mind on a daily basis. When the newest [...]
What does it mean to trust someone? I mean really trust them. What does that require us to do? I remember playing trust based games growing up at different church camps we attended. The faith fall was something we did at every event. Where we were paired up and trusted our partner to catch us [...]
It’s funny how life throws unexpected surprises at us. Things we never think would ever happen in a million years end up proving us wrong. And not all these unexpected things are a bad thing. My experience with something negative turning into a positive has been seen in some of my closest friendships that were [...]
“He yelled at me for something I didn’t even do. That was the last straw. If they don’t appreciate me, then I’m better off on my own.” These were my thoughts as my misunderstood, ten year old hand wiped tears from my face. My dad had gotten angry with me for breaking a glass in [...]
Redemption. God’s redemption. His grace and forgiveness. Restoration. All words that describe our story. You see, Lacy and I have a story to tell. A love story better than anything fictional Hollywood could have produced. We didn’t ask for it, but we have one just the same. And we want to share it as a [...]
I have a great relationship with my parents. At thirty three years old, I still look to them for wisdom and advice in my life. Since getting married, my relationship with them has only grown stronger. Partly due to Lacy. She and my mom are not just mother and daughter in law, they are best [...]
In the past few months, I have learned so much. It’s amazing what we realize, things that were right in front of us all along, when we truly seek Jesus. We learn what really matters. We learn to never take things for granted. One of these new truths Jesus opened my eyes to are friends. [...]
“Tell them who you look like!” My granddaddy Cain would say as he showed me off to his co workers. “I look just like my granddaddy!” I would proudly say. At three years old, I was granddaddy Cain’s pride and joy. My granddaddy Cain is actually whom I take after quite a bit. He is [...]
