Welp, here goes nothin'

So, I've never blogged before. But this isn't really a blog. It's more just a way for people who have loved us over the years to keep up with us in a new place on a new adventure. We're moving to Oxford Mississippi, where I'll be the Young Life Area Director. So I figured I'd create a space where those of you who love us, and pray for us and support us … can stay connected with us. So it's not a blog, ok? But I do love writing. And I love story. Not just stories, but the whole concept of story. That we can use imagination, art, words, film to communicate a narrative that will move and breathe and live in others hearts. I've realized somewhere along the way, in the past 30 years, that God made me to be a storyteller. He's put these crazy ideas in my head, this laughter in my spirit and these songs in my heart that I just have to get out. A friend of mine recently shared with me this quote by Walt Disney. I think Walt's words best encapsulate my hope for the spirit of this blog...

Beautiful! That's what we storytellers do. That's what I want to do for you. I want to tell you stories. Stories from my life and my family and my ministry with Young Life. Stories that whisper the name of Jesus. Stories that are telling one big story. The greatest story ever told. The story of Jesus and his love. And on rainy days, when the storms come, when the voice of the enemy creeps in to steal kill and destroy … I hope these stories restore order in some way in your life and in mine. And I hope most of all that my words instill Hope in you.