Tag: Brandon

• Another Church

  Brandon and I went to a different church this morning. It’s run by Pastor Dan who has been a friend of mine since highschool. He knows I’m not converting but seemed excited about the possibility that Brandon would want to be baptized. Brandon liked the service and he and Dan got along great. During the…

  Mark

  July 19, 2026

  collaboration, witness

  baptized, Brandon, church, entertaining, highschool, Pastor Dan, sermon

• Ben’s New Phone

  Since Stephanie and I have been separating our finances, split to two phone plans. Brandon and I are one one plan and Stephanie set up a plan for herself. Today she put Ben on that plan. Ben’s phone was my old phone. It was cheap when I got it and lasted three years. But it’s…

  Mark

  July 15, 2026

  collaboration

  poop, finances, Stephanie, Ben, Brandon, new phone, separating

• Church with Brandon

  My oldest son Brandon is inspired by my determination to surrender to God. Today he drove me to church again. He is unfortunately not finding the truth about God that he needs most in Mormonism. The Church can be very strict and he does not need that now. So next week I’m going to go…

  Mark

  July 12, 2026

  collaboration, witness

  Brandon, church, God, LDS, pastor, surrender, Trinitarian

• God and my Wife

  I gave a piece of advice to my oldest son Brandon today. His girlfriend wants him to be more holy. I agreed with her. But more importantly I think God agrees with her, so I told him if God and his girlfriend agree that he’d better pay attention. This theology has created a stable marriage…

  Mark

  May 29, 2026

  collaboration, witness

  advice, Brandon, God, Leading of the Spirit, Stephanie, the bitter and the sweet, theology

• The Sweetest Thing

  Brandon and William came over tonight. Brandon’s girlfriend LeeAnn was with The four boys, Stephanie, and me. Ben had a very hard time watching the movie with us but he let it play when everybody else did. After everyone went home I asked Ben if he had fun with Brandon and Will? He answered “love…

  Mark

  January 13, 2026

  collaboration, holidays

  autism, Ben, Brandon, love, movie, Stephanie, William

• Visiting my Granddaughter

  Today my oldest son Brandon drove his mother and I (and his girlfriend) to Indiana to visit our granddaughter Nevaeh. It was a good visit but I hate being on the road so now I need to decompress. She’s a beautiful little lady and so much fun.

  Mark

  September 20, 2025

  collaboration

  beautiful, Brandon, decompress, fun, granddaughter, road trip, visit