Dear Friends and Family, My family recently took a camping trip to Beavers Bend, Oklahoma. Note: when I say “camping trip”, I mean inside a cabin with air conditioning and plumbing. This was the first time just the four of…
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“On Your Left!”SEPTEMBER 2020
BVT Family and Friends, On my most recent bike ride, I was pedaling down a sidewalk next to a busy street. Usually, I ride on the street or along larger sidewalks, but on this particular stretch of sidewalk, it was…
The Next Right ThingAUGUST 2020
BVT Family and Friends, Many privileges come along with fatherhood. Raising children in itself is a privilege. Getting to teach them new things, getting to watch them grow, getting to play, fish and wrestle with them…all privileges. Getting to watch…
“Whatever goes up, must come down.”JULY 2020
Dear Families and Friends: “Whatever goes up, must come down.” I have recently gotten into biking. No, I don’t mean riding a motorcycle (that would be a site to see), but rather cycling. And the saying above is one that…
Disappointment. Fear. Worry. Waiting. Grief.JUNE 2020
Dear Family and Friends, Disappointment. Fear. Worry. Waiting. Grief. All common feelings or experiences that you (and I) are likely going through right now. Families are being kept a part; weddings have had to be rescheduled; parties have had to…
Why We Are HereMAY 2020
Why we are here. Do ever wonder why things happen the way they do? Why life’s circumstances fall seemingly in and out of place without often ever knowing the reason why? Maybe it’s just me, but as we face hardship,…
Master WorryApril 2020
Ironically, my last two encouragement letters have focused on 1) remaining grateful in all circumstances, and 2) turning our “But I trusted you” thoughts toward God into a “I still trust you” mentality. When writing those two letters, never would…
BVT runs in the Fresh 15 raceMarch 2020
The residents and day program participants of Breckenridge Village of Tyler gathered on the morning of Saturday, March 7th for the Fresh 15 race amid the bustling crowds of runners, supporters, photographers, and Brookshire’s employees. This event is the excitement…
But I Trusted You!March 2020
“But I trusted you!” Four words that crushed my soul. As I have mentioned before, one of my son’s and my favorite activities is to play disc golf together. One beautiful Saturday morning a couple of weeks ago, he and…
A Life of GratitudeFEBRUARY 2020
So how is your New Year’s resolution doing? Don’t ask me about mine… Resolutions are intriguing, if you think about it. A time when all of us make a simultaneous decision to “do better.” And more often than not, if…