“Sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never hurt me.” Most of us are familiar with this saying. It was an often repeated saying on the playground at school. But what most of us also know is that the second half is not true. Words have great power. They can do great […]
Category: 2025
I don’t know what to say
In the days and weeks after Ben died, one of my best friends told me that she didn’t know what to say. She didn’t want to say the wrong thing but she also had no clue what to say. It isn’t unusual that people don’t know what to say. When you haven’t walked through a […]
A lot like his dad
This winter I found myself stuck in a snow bank. Sabin and I were on our way home from one his bowling matches when a snowstorm hit hard and fast. The snow was coming down pretty quickly and the wind was blowing 45 mph. That kind of wind, combined with the snow, quickly created snow […]
Grief upon grief
Above is a picture from a place that was very dear to my dad. That place is Roanoke Ranch and this is the garden that now honors my dad and the role he played at the ranch. Several years ago God orchestrated the paths of my dad and the founder of Roanoke Ranch, Aaron Decker, […]
For the Love of Ben 