Scott Pruitt

Do you invite reminders or do reminders frustrate you? Growing up, my parents reminded us daily to “clean our rooms, put our dirty clothes in the dirty clothes hamper, dinner plates don’t have legs – put them in the dishwasher, do our homework”, and the list goes on....

Labor Day is a national holiday dating back to the late 1800’s and is now a day celebrating organized labor, and this holiday also marks the end of the summer season. I had heard for years that you aren’t supposed to wear white after Labor Day, but I never knew why…so...

So many people have asked me if I built the sandcastle from Big House, and I kindly tell them, “No, It was a team effort.” I do find sandcastles therapeutic and much fun. They are definitely a process, very much like us. Foundation is key to a successful castle, and...

American Culture pushes the notion to “trust no one” and “everyone has an angle.” So often that mindset causes us to be untrusting of people. Science fiction enthusiasts call that “raising your shields.” I found myself doing this very thing on our recent mission trip...

Our last trip we took before Honduras was a very important one for all of our teens who were able to attend. “The Give Kids The World Mission Trip” to Florida allowed our teens to see and serve in a way that stretched them both emotionally and spiritually. The “Give...

Recently, we took a family trip to Giant Sequoia/ Kings Canyon National Park and Yosemite National Park. We saw some breathtaking scenery and made some lasting memories. We also experienced some of those wonderful “teachable moments.” One of those occurred when we...

My wife shared the sweetest story with me a few weeks ago that I want to share with you. To set the stage, Whitney has the same class this year as she had last year. It is called “looping.” They have become a tight knit family, and she loves them as much as they love...

Family meal time is one of my favorites. With busy schedules pulling you in so many different directions, nothing beats sitting down and reconnecting with the people you love every day. As we often do, we were playing a little question/answer game as we sat around the...

Worshipping with you on Sunday was so encouraging. I made a comment about it in the announcements, but I would like to share why. As the song slides were being flashed across the screen, I heard God’s family singing out and these angelic voices behind me from little...

Over the past couple of weeks, our eleventh and twelfth graders have traveled to Auburn’s and Alabama’s campus ministries for devotionals and to reconnect with several of our former Riverchase students now attending these two universities. Both campus ministries have...

Where do you want to be at this time next year on your walk with God? Tyler, my 9 yr. old son, decided a couple of months ago that he wanted to play basketball. Not just shooting baskets in the driveway, but on a team. We signed him up, and his team has had 3...

Most months have 31 days in them, and I love the fact that Proverbs has 31 chapters...one for each day of the month. Words of wisdom abound throughout each one. Today is September 2, 2014 so let’s take a look at Proverbs 2. 1 My son, if you accept my words and store...

Labor Day, the first Monday in September, is a creation of the...

I know everyone is getting into the groove of school now, but I just wanted to share with you all an event that happened over the summer. After one of our mission trips, I came back home for a couple of days, and as I was cutting the yard, I noticed a gargantuan pine...