My mom, Anicia, was a motivator. She was full of life and energy and was such an encourager! She was generous and loved people well too. Mom also had some rough times. We’re so thankful she credited God for taking her out of those times of sadness and giving her times of true peace even when times were tough. And she loved well. Whenever her “going home” anniversary comes around like it did a few days ago, we think of her and appreciate the many reasons why we miss her and her sweet love.

Self-publishing books has been a rewarding process for our family. Seeing hard work pay off no matter what we’re doing is great, isn’t it? With publishing books, we sometimes have to call a project done and other times put it through the revision process.

I don’t know about you, but I want to have deep, meaningful relationships with people. Deep, meaningful relationships aren’t possible, though, without both parties showing love, being truthful, and being authentic — not curating a persona that isn’t real.

Twenty years ago, we stood together in front of our family and friends and before God to become man and wife. What a wonderful thing that it’s been to be married to you, Franicia.

9 children and 19 (almost 20) years into our marriage, you still truly amaze me at the woman and Mommy that you are, Franicia. How do you find time and energy to love and worship God, love your fellow man, love me, and love and teach our children in a way that causes people to wonder and want to know more about the God that you serve?

A little over 19 years ago, Franicia and I said, “I do”…actually, we said it twice and we’re pronounced “man and wife” twice, but that story is for another time. 😂 We never in our wildest dreams would’ve imagined that we would be blessed with 9 wonderful, precious children. I don’t think that we would’ve ever dreamed that either that we would’ve moved so many times, experienced so many wonderful things, or walked through the trials that we have experienced.

Have you ever wanted to write a book and publish it? Many people who love books or writing dream sometimes that they’d love to be able to write something with meaning — write a book that makes a difference. You definitely can!

In this video, you’ll get more than just a book reading, you’ll find out some of the reasons why I wrote it and why we published it. You’ll also find out what the extra pages include and how you can use them to teach your children whether you homeschool or love reading and teaching numbers and spelling to children.

As we’ve many times and shared with numerous people in our lives, we are believers in the Bible and followers of Jesus Christ. While peaceful protests are fine, unlawful violence and destruction is unacceptable. There has been so much violence, hate, and division lately, and we continue to pray for healing in our nation.