I’d like to publicly thank God for being faithful to his promises and giving me the opportunity for such a great life.

He’s given me a great wife…my best friend, a super mom, very generous with her gifts and talents in serving others. I have two wonderful kids…smart, beautiful, caring, talented. I’m very proud of all of them.

I’ve had the opportunity to help lots of kids and families as a doc for the last 25 years. Work has rarely been boring. I’ve been given the opportunity to teach, travel and enjoy lots of great experiences.

I’ve been given a great ministry to pursue and a fabulous ministry team to serve.

Life has been everything I hoped it would be and more, exceeding all of my expectations. As I get older, I’ve found myself enjoying the journey more.

God is VERY good.

I remember my dad coming home sick on his fiftieth birthday and going to the hospital. He became a Christian in the aftermath of discussions he had with his personal physician. While my dad went on to do some pretty awesome things to honor and serve God, I’m lucky to have come from a family that provided me with a strong spiritual foundation, and to have had a 25 year head start on my dad.

I have stuff I’d still like to do. I’d like to see churches do a better job of equipping and partnering with families and I’d like to lead an effort to do just that. I’d like to be part of an organization to help other people pursue big dreams to honor God through serving other people. I might run for office someday…maybe when my youngest is out of the house.

So what’s stopping you?

If you’re a Christian reading this, I’d challenge you…What do you think God might be calling you to do to step out in faith to serve him? If you’re curious about Christianity, or a “cultural Christian”, I’d encourage you to give as much of yourself as you can to as much of God as you can know.

In either case, you won’t regret it.

Thanks to Jesus for a life experienced more fully.