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Check out my latest thoughts about parenting, marriage and family18 Thoughts For My Son On His 18th Birthday
Today my son Eli turned 18. Even as I type this, it's hard for me to grasp. It seems just yesterday I was scared to death as we left the hospital and I wondered if I would have what it took to take care of this precious little...
The Cute Moment That Choked Me Up The Other Night
The other night, something choked me up. I was working downstairs and listening as my oldest son Eli and my daughter Eden played above me. Eli is a senior in high school and Eden is in first grade. Yes, there's so much more to...
An Unexpected Journey – Our Story Of Hope
"Who's the extra place at the table for?" our boys asked "A new Washburn," we replied as they all stared back with jaws dropped. That was a conversation that happened at our dinner table a few years back when we announced that...
The View From 5000 Feet
As a dad, I often get so caught up in the day-to-day with my kids. Am I modeling what I want them to learn? Am I building into each of them, encouraging them, listening, giving them what they need? As time goes, on, I realize...