June 2011
1 post
The Day My Life Changed Forever
Three years ago today I met my wife.
It’s easy to point to a lot of different moments in my life that I can say had a lasting impact. Moments where everything to come would never be the same as anything that came before. But this moment. The moment I met Candace Rose Anderson was a moment among moments.
Needless to say, a lot has happened since we first met. We very quickly fell in...
May 2011
1 post
Bringing In Jack
I can’t wait to write about our son. He’s already made such an impact in our growing family and Candace and I are both looking forward to what God has for all of us as the days and months and years go by. Jack is only 3 days old at this point, so there isn’t too much material yet. However, I want to start to get these thoughts out NOW.
We spent four days in the hospital this...
December 2010
1 post
You Don't Complete Me
It might sound weird, but one of the most incredible things Candace has ever said to me is, “You don’t complete me.” I still remember exactly where I was standing when those words sunk deep into my heart and mind. If someone were to ask me, “when did you know for sure you wanted to marry Candace?” I might say it was that very moment.
The biggest danger in a human...
November 2010
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We're Having A Baby!!!
Candace and I have some pretty big news…. we’re having a baby!!!
After a lot of praying, “God, help us know when we should start a family.” He made it very clear. And we could not be more excited or thankful.
The baby is just about 14 weeks along and everything is looking great for both baby and mommy. We know that the miracle of life is an act of God’s ...
September 2010
1 post
The Worry Free Marriage
My gorgeous wife and I have been married for more than 5 months now. While bliss is probably an understatement, it doesn’t mean we haven’t had difficult days. But when I look back at the last 5 months, the difficult days actually add to the bliss.
We both believe that how you view God’s sovereign grace has everything to do with how you approach life. Marriage is no exception....
May 2010
3 posts
Mutual Submission: The TP Roll
Over or under? Don’t say you don’t have an opinion because I won’t believe you. In fact, I bet some of you judge your friends by whether they go over or under. I’m speaking, of course, about toilet paper.
As you might imagine, Candace and I do some things differently. For fear of judgment, I’ll just say one of us hangs the toilet paper on the spindle so that it comes over the top and the...
One Month & Already Depressed
Ok, so that title was just to get you here. I’m not depressed. But I did have a bad day.
Today marks the 1 month anniversary of our wedding. Yes! We have both been overwhelmed with God’s grace in our lives over the last month as we’ve enjoyed such an incredible relationship with one another. Trust me, Jesus gets every last drop in the bucket of credit for that.
Yesterday was...
Absence Makes The Mind Grow Clearer
The last three days I’ve been away from my new wife of only 19 days. I had the joy and privelege of participating in one of my best friends’ weddings in Michigan. But I missed my wife. Bad. Real bad.
It’s said that absence makes the heart grow fonder and I get that. I’m crazy for my wife and my aching for her weighed even more heavily on me than the joy of time with a few...
February 2010
2 posts
Wedding Details
Candace & Ryan are registered at:
Crate & Barrel
Target
Pottery Barn
Anthropologie
Epic Drama: Marriage vs. LOST
I’ve been a fan of the t.v. show LOST since the first episode. And tonight is the 2-hr premier of the show’s final season. But instead of watching, I’ll be attending a Blended Family class with my fiancee. My craving for an epic reaches beyond Jack and Kate.
God created us for a desire to experience things bigger-than or outside-of ourselves and this is often manifest in the way...
January 2010
1 post
She Likes To Feel Small
Lots of couples have a lot in common. Candace and I are no exception. In fact, we both tend to enjoy the same movies, a good cup of coffee and the same sick sense of humor. One thing we both love is the beach. Rain or shine, a trip to the coast is always a favorite for both of us (together and individually). But I think Candace’s affinity for the ocean points to a much deeper quality that I...
December 2009
1 post
November 2009
5 posts
First Love
My son asked me the other day, “dad, why do you love Candace?” That’s a loaded question from a 4-yr old.
I could have answered in a thousand different ways, but my favorite thing about Candace is that she loves Jesus so much more than she loves me. And even more so, she points my affections and my trust and my desires toward Christ before herself.
To love someone well is to...
“Dad, when you guys get married, can we move to the beach?”
– Owen (age 4)
September 2009
1 post
Obvious Grace
God’s grace is everywhere in this life. It’s in the common things like coffee and books and good food and time off. It’s also in more meaningful things like friendships and oxygen and sunrises. Then there are those moments in life that happen where you step back and marvel at how whatever is happening has no other explanation than God’s grace.
Candace is one of those...