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Hey folks, today I’d like to take a moment to share something deeply personal with you.
Over the past few years, my family has walked through a season of profound love and loss. My son Mac was a remarkable young man, full of talent, heart, and purpose. An incredible musician and composer, in 2018 Mac was diagnosed with a rare bone cancer and our family entered a journey that none of us could have prepared for.
A little over two years ago I went to work writing my second book, sharing his story, as well as challenges and blessings our family experienced along the way, the love that held us together, the faith that sustained us, the grief that changed us, and how we continue to move forward daily with a strength we didn’t know we had.
And now Thomas Nelson and @People Magazine begin the next part of this journey.
This book is for Mac. It’s also for anyone who has faced loss, uncertainty, or hardship, and is searching for a line of hope in the middle of it. Something I feel I needed to do to help with my own healing.
I’m thankful to People for sharing the launch of our presale today. Graceful Warrior: The True Story of a Son, a Father, and a Family Who Carried Each Other Through is now available for preorder and will officially be released on Mac’s birthday, Nov 10th.
Thank you for your consideration.
Read the full People article: https://t.co/vQxjAd9Jxs
Preorder today: https://t.co/AZqmsdalF3
Please keep the two F-15 pilots who were shot down in your prayers tonight.
One of my sons is a fighter pilot, and I still haven’t heard any news from him or his unit. My heart is heavy with worry. Please pray for all the pilots and their families. 🙏
I’ve stayed in hotel rooms over the past week and was wondering if anyone else wishes manufacturers would write “shampoo” and “conditioner” in a bigger font so we could read them in the shower without our glasses. FFS 😖
"The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures.
He leads me beside still waters. He restores my soul. He leads me in paths of righteousness for his name's sake. Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me. You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; you anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows. Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life, and I shall dwell in the house of the Lord forever." Psalm 23
Pray with me (Galatians 4)
October 15, 2025
Father, thank You that in the fullness of time, You sent Your Son, born of a woman, born under the law, to redeem those who were bound by it. Thank You that through Jesus, I am no longer a slave but a son, and if a son, then an heir through You.
Lord, remind me daily that I am not defined by bondage or performance, but by belonging. Help me to live as one who has been adopted into Your family, not returning to old fears or false masters. Let me walk in the freedom that comes from knowing I am fully loved and fully Yours.
Where my heart still acts like a servant trying to earn approval, transform it into the heart of a child resting in grace. Where I drift toward old chains of religion or self-effort, call me back to the simplicity of sonship and to cry out, “Abba, Father.”
Give me discernment to see where I have traded intimacy for obligation, and courage to live as a true heir of Your promise. May Your Spirit within me testify that I belong to You and empower me to walk in joy, freedom, and inheritance today.
In Jesus’ name,
Amen