The McKeands

When I told my wife, Laura, that I had started a blog, she said, "I hope you write about how wonderful I am." She said that jokingly, but I can tell you, she is best wife a guy could have. She is super smart, beautiful, creative and she puts up with me. God truly blessed me with a wife that is fun and a joy to share my life with. I also have three awesome daughters. They all get there beauty and wit from their Mom.

We all recently went to Crier Creek for a weekend. We had a great time. I chased Claire and Megan around doing different activities, while Laura and Stormie got a chance to reconnect. The girls rode horses and I got wet when the canoe tipped over. The food was great and Sam, the director, did a great job leading some family devotionals. We came back physically exhausted but recharged emotionally and spiritually.

We had the opportunity to think about who we are as a family. Who are the McKeands. We then derived five concepts that we could say are pillars that our family can stand on. We chose Love, Faith, Integrity, Commitment, and Fun, but the foundation is our Lord Jesus Christ. With out Jesus these "pillars" would have nothing to hold them up. You see, we are not perfect. We sometimes loose our tempers, and sometimes we say things that wish we could take back. We do a lot of things we shouldn't, but we believe that Jesus Christ was put to death on a cross for our sins and God raised him from the grave. Through this we have eternal life and we are in a relationship with the Father that allows to go to Him to seek forgiveness. We then can live our life as a family loving each other and those that God puts in our path. We find comfort in tough times because we know we are loved. We can tell the truth in all situations even when it is hard to do so. We will stick together through the good and the bad and have lots of fun along the way. That is who we are. That's the McKeands.