Category: Just Life
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What Was I Thinking?
I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t nervous. In years past during the Christmas season, I’ve played the part of Joseph, a shepherd, a wise man. I’ve been the Little Drummer Boy, narrated a Christmas musical, and played an adult modern version of Joseph, singing “Now I’m a Believer,” by the Monkeys. I’ve…
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Scared
So I shared a great memory with my son this past week. He was playing in his end of season baseball tournament, and this season I’ve had the opportunity to hang out in the dug out with the team. Jay’s team has a head coach and two assistants, and on this particular night the two…
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Seven Years
I’ve told the story a thousand times about a brief conversation I had with my wife, as we were making plans to move to Chattanooga to plant a church almost 10 years ago. It went something like this: Me: Wouldn’t it be cool to one day have a church AND a coffee shop downtown Chattanooga?…
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Chuck The Chicken
Its part of our morning routine. As I take Jayden to school, we get up on the freeway, and we both look hard to see if we can see Chuck – the Chicken. Chuck is actually probably Charlotte or Chloe, but we named her Chuck one morning, and since then that’s the name that stuck.…
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Lynn
There’s just something special about the name “Lynn.” My wife’s middle name is “Lynn.” My daughter is Madi”lynn.” And one of the dearest friends I have is named “Lynn.” A couple of years ago she came walking in to Cadence, introduced herself, “Hi, I’m Lynn, and I would love to volunteer here at Cadence.” At…
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My Daughter’s Father
It really was a picture perfect moment. It was Ari’s third birthday this weekend, and there we sat, my wife and kids, my mother in law, and my daughter’s father. Wait, What? Yeah, you read that right. A little over a year ago he and I had our first face to face conversation. We talked…
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It Takes Two
Have you ever stopped to think how amazing it is that we can build skyscrapers, fly to outer space, create technology that leaves your head spinning, and yet we seem to absolutely bomb at maintaining simple relationships? When we opened Cadence, almost seven years ago, we prayed that it would be a place where conversations…
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The Table In the Corner
He came stumbling through our doors back in March. Shivering, sweating, pacing back and forth to our restroom. He was having some terrible withdrawals. I thought he would die right there on our couch in the shop that day. We made him go to the Emergency Room that evening, and later that night drove him…
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More Than A Cup Of Coffee
“Medium or Dark Roast?” “Room for Cream?” “For here or to go?” “Can I get a name for that order?” When you walk through our doors, it sounds, looks, and smells like your typical coffee shop. But can I let you in on a little secret? We’re not just there to serve coffee. We’re there to…
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You Do You
I’m not one who finds a great deal of enjoyment in classical arts. Opera? No thank you. Art Galleries? Nah, I’m good. The Symphony? Okay, maybe. The Ballet? Well . . . . I’ll go but, on one condition – Somebody I know and love a whole lot better be dancing. That’s the case…