Category: 10 Things I’ve Learned in my First Year in Vegas

  • Worth the Wait

    Worth the Wait

    I’m not a naturally patient person. I like to be in motion. I like a plan and I like to be moving. I like to see where we are going and then step into it. If I had to choose the time it took from dreaming to planning to executing would be as short as…

  • Structure Produces Freedom

    Structure Produces Freedom

    One of the concepts over the last 10 years that I have had the most resistance around is developing systems and structure. No matter where you go in the United States, there is an overall hesitancy and skepticism towards structure and systems. The fear for many is that we shouldn’t tell people no or make…

  • Trusting When It Doesn’t Make Sense

    Trusting When It Doesn’t Make Sense

    One of the most difficult things my wife and I have had to work through as our kids have gotten older, is learning how to trust God with our kids. Over the past 2-3 years they have been making their own decisions and those decisions are setting long term trajectories on who they are, where…

  • It’s a Dry Heat

    It’s a Dry Heat

    Within the first month of arriving in Las Vegas, the temperatures climbed to almost 100 degrees and by July we were in a series of 100+ days where it never got below 90 at night. It was almost impossible to stay cool, cars felt like ovens, and the electric bill was a not so pleasant…

  • Enjoy the Adventure

    Enjoy the Adventure

    A year ago we began an adventure where we moved to Las Vegas, “Sin City”. Over the followng months we drove across the United States three times, stayed in a couple of different houses, entered into a purchase agreement (more on that later), and jumped into a ministry that had been in the midst of…