A week ago we held our fifth annual Back To School Party. By “we” I mean Becky. It was all her idea. I just mow the grass, carry heavy things and paint a little.
The party started the way most afternoons start for us – with some lawn chairs.
The party is for the kids but there… 
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Fifth Annual Back To School Party
What I Did On Summer Vacation
We joined the caravan of hundreds of mini vans heading north on 65 like ants after dropped nachos at the county fair. Close enough to the truth really. Our destination? Holiday World: A theme park in Santa Claus, Indiana where Christmas and Halloween, Thanksgiving and the 4th of July live side by side in harmony…
Crossing Jason
We all hated middle school. My least favorite hour of the day was “athletics” – that special time when I was reminded of how uncoordinated and unskilled I was at all things which middle school boys think impress middle school girls. Athletics was humbling enough without Ben’s mouth lowering my self-esteem too.
He was a little…
There’s No Such Thing As A Self-Made Man
There’s no such thing as a self-made man.
Patty lived next door. And I mean lived. She was bursting with imagination, loud, touchy-feely, constantly in motion, like a kid in a mom body. When her daughter Tracie and I started a detective agency, she made us matching jackets and found us a refrigerator box to use…
They’re Not Dolls. They’re Figurines.
It’s my first day at home and already I miss Shane’s studio. The smell of incense. Dim lights. Rolling Stones in the bathroom. Spending the day marveling at Shane, Steven, Chris and Ken making my pretty downright OK music a whole heckuva lot better.
And then there were the dolls figurines. Lots of ‘em.
The Monkees. The…
Putting The Mm Back In Community
A few years ago a small group of friends formed in our neighborhood. We jokingly labeled our little circle the cult-de-sac on account of the unusually large amount of time and stuff we shared: kids, margaritas, tools, parties, lawn mowers, a massive swing set, food… You can’t have community without food can you?
The ladies started this…
About Shaun — Shaun Groves is a communicator who’s known by a lot of titles: Singer/songwriter. Speaker. Blogger. Husband. Daddy. Friend. He feels and thinks deeply and laughs easily. And he’s helping Christians discover what they were saved for, and being a voice for children around the world, desperate to be saved from poverty.
