Well, today is the day that we have been waiting on for the last 8 months (since we found out Nicki was pregnant); and the day we’ve been waiting on for almost 6 years. Our first two children were boys, Gavin and Tristan, who we love dearly, but Nicki has been wanting a little girl […]
The Final Countdown
The Final Countdown has started. In approximately 24 hours Hailey Elizabeth Carnes will arrive! Nicki is scheduled to be at the hospital at 10:00 am tomorrow and the surgery is scheduled at 12:30 pm, so Hailey should be here around 1:00 pm (weird time for a c-section). We would appreciate your prayers for a safe […]
When The Millennials Come Marching In
I found this video about my generation and thought it was interesting. Its almost 13 minutes long, but if you were born between 1980 & somewhere around 1995 then this video is talking about you. Take some time to watch it and the Join the Conversation with your thoughts…I’m posting mine below the video player: […]
Did It Just Randomly Happen?
“…that I may know Him…” (Philippians 3:10) A saint is not to take the initiative towards self-realization, but toward knowing Jesus Christ. A spiritually vigorous saint never believes that his circumstances simply happen at random, nor does he ever think of his life as being divided into the secular and the sacred. He sees every […]
Influences (Part 1)
Trust is the emotional glue that binds followers and leaders together. Warren Bennis and Bert Nanus A Danger always presents itself when someone who is in a leadership role gains the trust of those they desire to follow them; for it is with that trust that they can lead their followers in a positive direction […]