wholly surrender | He must increase, but I must decrease. -John 3:30

Well it was a week ago today that our little Princess entered the world.
On Saturday April 24th at 12:12 pm Eliana Hope Mathis made her grand entrance.
She weighed 7 lbs. 14 oz., was 21.5 in. long, and had a head full of beautiful hair.
Here were some of her first photos:
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Our Sunday School class is currently going through the Gospel of Luke, and the last couple of week we have had the opportunity to discuss the Trinity. So I thought I would share some thoughts and notes on the Trinity here for anyone else who is unsure about the accuracy and details of the Trinity.
Before [...]

It’s definitely winter here in Indiana. Our landscape has been covered in about 10-12 inches of snow over the last 48 hours. This morning I spent some time simply looking out the window at this beautiful mystery.
In our society today snow is often viewed with contempt for the delays, traffic, accidents, etc… that it brings, and for [...]

Social Networking is all the rage these days. MySpace, Twitter, Friend Feed, and the most popular, Facebook.
So I was thinking today, how would God’s Facebook profile read? I know a little cheesy, but roll with me. I promise it’s going somewhere.
Profile pic – Jesus (John 1:14)
Age – Everlasting (a.k.a The Alpha and Omega – Rev. [...]

Well this week the long awaited date finally came. On Tuesday September 1st my dad, step-mom, wife, and I made the 6+ hour trek from Eureka, MO to Connersville, IN. Everything went smoothly, and we had a ton of great help on both sides of the move. So now we are officially Indiana residents.
We have [...]