Blog
My blog is broken into three main categories but I touch on endless topics. To read my posts about these categories just click the buttons below.
The Fishbowl Podcast
The podcast for leaders in ministry and the world
Oozing Everyday
Thoughts on life and faith while “oozing”‘ with the light of Christ
2 Brothers with Hemophilia
The journey of two brothers with Severe hemophilia A
Sabbath
Remember "blue laws"? When I was a kid Sunday's consisted of going to church and maybe picking up something from the grocery store. Nothing else was open. Blue laws were designed to restrict the sale of items on certain days (mostly Sunday's) for religious...
The Highlight of My Day
"A woman giving birth to a child has pain because her time has come; but when her baby is born she forgets the anguish because of her joy that a child is born into the world." John 16:21 (NIV) I have been blessed with two sons. My oldest is 18. The moment he came...
You are Zero!: My Letter to the Inhibitor
One of my new favorite sites is "The Mighty." They are encouraging people to write letters to the disease/disorder that affects the ones they love. Here's mine.Dear Hemophilia with an Inhibitor,I didn't know you could be so vicious. You destroyed my...
Life is Good
I love Sunday's. I spend the morning in worship at my church, usually followed by lunch with friends then a nap or binge watching a show on Netflix. The evening is filled with making sure that clothes are ready for the week, lunch is packed, homework...
For Such a Time as This….Thank you to the cast and crew of Chicago & Make-a-Wish
My oldest son, Julian is now 18. He has severe Hemophilia A that is very well managed. But when he was little he had an inhibitor and his father and I had to access his port for daily infusion for over 2 1/2 years. That's not what happens to a "normal" kid. When...
30 Seconds
I was recently in a class where the facilitator asked the question, "Where have you seen Jesus in your life?" The room was silent. I was pretty surprised that these beautiful, faithful women had nothing to say. I immediately knew the moment I experienced Jesus in...
A Dad’s Point of View
My name is Joe MacDonald and I am Cazandra’s husband and partner in the management and care of both of our sons and their unique challenges related to having severe hemophilia. Actually, we all know that there is way much more to raising children than just...
Restored and Redeemed
I have this beautiful little pair of boots that I wore when I was about four years old. I would not wear any other shoes 🙂 I was obsessed with horses and those boots transported my little mind to places that were filled with horses racing from one field to the...
Time Off
I had the luxury of taking two Friday's off in the past month. Why such a luxury? Because those days were not spent "vacationing" in the hospital. I honestly do not know when the last time was that I took time off and it was not related to medical issues for my...
Murphy Had it Right
If it can go wrong, it will…and never at a good time. This past week was definitely filled with events, one after the other, that brought crazy challenges to my life. Fortunately nothing involved my sons and hemophilia 🙂 I fell on an icy spot in our driveway and...