What I’ve Learned from Three Mothers

Today is a special day. It is a day when we honor our mothers. We have a tendency to take holidays lightly in our culture. We commercialize Christmas and Easter. We think of holidays more as a day off, instead of contemplating the deeper meaning or tradition behind them. There is a temptation to do [...]

A Homily for My Grandfather

In Loving Memory of Bob Parker. July 5, 1929 – June 18 2011 For 31 years I have looked up to the man we are here to remember today.  I believe it was sometime around the 4th grade when I was asked to write a paper about the person I admired the most.  For me [...]

New Blog

Many of you who read this blog know my wife, but there are some of you who don’t.  Whether you know or not I think you will enjoy her new blog.  She has written a great first article and I look forward to many more.  She started this without me knowing.  I had to find [...]

Always on the Move

This week has been an adventure. We went to Cleveland for my sister-in-law’s surgery and we took Jackson with us. He is definitely mobile now. He walks, crawls, and does anything else to keep on the go. After we boarded the plane he grew restless until we took off. Sometimes we had to wait in [...]

Reflections on Turning 30

Turning 30 isn’t really that bad.  It came quietly last night while I was asleep in my bed.  I woke up this morning and I didn’t feel any different.  It’s actually kind of nice to turn 30 because I got a new iPad out of the deal.  And this morning I am getting to listen [...]

A Father’s Presence

I am really having a fun time being a parent as Jackson is learning to walk. Each day he is taking more and more steps on his own, although crawling is still his favorite mode of transportation.  Jackson will sometimes take a small walk on his own, but when he is holding onto my hand [...]

Thoughts on Being a Dad

It took more than 28 years, but I finally received the best Bible lesson God could ever give. On Saturday, January 24 at 12:56 p.m. Jackson Parker Elliott was born. He weighed 4 lbs. 6 oz. and was 18 inches long. I have felt love for people in my life, but this is something that [...]