My son Luke turned 13 this past Sunday (7/12). In the morning he opened a special gift that only a father can give: a Marlin semi-automatic .22 rifle with a 4×32 scope. He then enjoyed a fun day at the beach with family and friends. After the festivities were over and my wife and I [...]
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A Hallmark Moment
Posted in Matthew Hexter on July 15, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Missing Child… Please Help!
Posted in Matthew Hexter on January 29, 2009 | 1 Comment »
ALERT! Have you seen this child? Matthew “The Cowboy” Hexter Missing since: age 6 CLEVELAND, OHIO What to do (from the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children): If your child is missing from home, search the house checking closets, piles of laundry, in and under beds, inside large appliances, and inside vehicles, including trunks—wherever [...]
Dirty Windshields
Posted in Matthew Hexter on October 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
So I’m sitting in the airport at Chicago Midway waiting for my ‘on time departure’ to take me back to my loved ones and I notice this sign up on a wall that gets my attention. It reads: Simplicity trumps complexity. The banner is promoting the latest and greatest in internet connectivity. But for me [...]
Live Loved by Father
Posted in Matthew Hexter on June 6, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The other night I woke up around 2am when two cats tried to jump through our open bedroom window. Seriously! Fortunately I had a big fan in the window and the goofy cats hit that first and fell back onto the hot tub. I pulled out my military grade flashlight and “blasted” them. It was [...]
Disappointment
Posted in Matthew Hexter on April 21, 2008 | 1 Comment »
How do you handle it? What do you do when you try to step out into something that makes your heart come alive only to have it fall short? What does this expose in your heart? What bubbles up from your wellspring? What does this reveal about your true beliefs about who God is and [...]
Walking with God… is it possible?
Posted in Matthew Hexter on April 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
So how is your “walk with God?” We seem to use that phrase so casually as Christians, as if it were in the same category as “so, how was dinner?” or “how was Jimmy’s soccer game?” But maybe… just maybe… it really is that simple. Maybe it be should so integrated into our lives that [...]
The Dream… of horses and American Idol
Posted in Matthew Hexter on April 1, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Resigned. At age 13. My daughter is giving up on her dreams. She loves horses and would love to own one (or two or three or…). “But we don’t have property for a horse and our housing association won’t allow us to have horses and they cost too much and …” The excuses come easy, [...]
I See You
Posted in Matthew Hexter on March 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Those were the words I heard from the Father. No kidding. He says things like this to me on a pretty regular basis. I happened to be in Sandusky this past weekend celebrating a nieces’ birthday. As customary, whenever I am around relatives who really don’t give a lick about me and my changed life [...]
