Bruised Perseverance

Beaten and bruised. Tired and unwilling to move. Attempting to pick myself up for the millionth time in months, I slowly dust off my clothes and stand up. Not confidently or boldly but BARELY. Adversity and perseverance feels like this doesn’t it? There are days when staying in bed simply feels like the best option. […]

Yes, I’m Crazy

I talk to myself. There, I put it out there. Not sure I feel better but at least I have admitted it and that’s the first step to recovery right? Honestly, I have a lot of internal dialogues with myself. There have been plenty of times where my daughter Savannah has walked in on me […]

The Sin of Blame

So apparently the government is shut down. One of my friends felt the pinch when he went to Yellowstone National Park and had to turn around at the entrance. Bummer. Another one of my friends was going on vacation to a national park and she had to figure out a plan “B” to her long […]

Mouthing the Words

About this time of year, most youth pastors are either getting ready to go to camp, are at camp or have just wrapped up camp for their students. I would be in the latter category. All youth pastors feel the same tension about camp. We know it is a great experience for our students for […]

First Love

There aren’t many times that I get it right on our anniversary. This year, I don’t mind sayin’, I was pretty proud of myself! We went to a really nice restaurant in San Antonio known as “The Chart House” which is located in the Tower of the Americas. For some of you that might be […]

Dunkin my Daughter

About a week ago, something amazing happened. We had baptisms at C4 (Cibolo Creek Community Church). Okay, as far as the church world goes, that’s not out of the ordinary. But baptisms are one of my absolute favorite times at church! I love hearing the stories of people’s lives and how they are so different […]

I Don’t Dance

My kids love TV shows and music that sometimes drive me crazy. Parents, can I get an AMEN?! Let me rattle off a few examples for you: The Wiggles, Blues Clues, Dora the Explora (by the way…Explora is NOT a word). However, there are times where I can be going about my day, returning emails […]

Excuses

It is has been way too long since I’ve posted anything on this blog. Why? Good question. I recently met with a group of creatives over lunch and we all asked ourselves the same question. For clarification, the topic wasn’t “Why hasn’t Matt posted anything on his blog in a while” even though I suggested […]

R-E-S-P-E-C-T

I’m not sure why but most of my life, I’ve been extremely respectful of authority. Sometimes to a fault. It wouldn’t matter who it was. It could be a police officer, teacher, my parents, crossing guard, meter maid or even the manager at the local Taco Bell. Like I said…to a fault. Sure, my parents […]

Not a Fan

I am not really a huge fan of the sport of cycling. Honestly, I get a little worked up when I’m driving and there is an entire lane taken up by one or two cyclists. I mean seriously, does a bicycle REALLY need to take up a whole lane? Don’t they know that I have […]