Growing up I faced many things that confused and frustrated me.  Why did the friend who I had since first grade no longer talk to me?  Why don’t I feel like I belong?   Why are my parents so controlling?  Why can’t I get a break in life?   None of those were life changing…

Have you ever wandered if your life mattered?   Have you ever sat awake at night scouring your past and your future looking for any sign of your purpose or what your impact on this world might be?  Do you respond to Mark Zuckerberg’s generous offer of giving 99% of his Facebook stocks to invest…

We wanted to update our family and friends on what has been going on in the life of the VGs. We have had a pretty unbelievable year of extremes. Chapter 1: A year ago, the church we loved began a journey through a tragic situation and one of the results was that I was released…

The semester is weeks, maybe days to being over. Papers need to be written. Projects need to be completed. Tests need to be studied for. You have a choice. The ball is in your hands. What will you do? Students – it is game time!  The semester is almost over.  Some of you just looked…

Recently Hailey and I walked into a grocery store that I had never been to before to quickly pick up a couple of 2 liters. I thought I knew where the pop (not soda) was located in the store and confidently fast walked in that direction. After arriving at the far end of the store…