Christmas in Tulsa

Front Row: Kate, Hayden, Campbell, Clark and Carsyn
Back Row: Mason, Quincy, Caleb and Emma

Dusty, Crystal, Chris, Wendy, Kim and Tim

I really love this picture. This is Tim’s wife Kim with my wife Crystal. The Rush boys married well!

White Christmas? Please!

Merry Christmas from the Rush Family.
We’ve been enjoying my sister’s family (Chris, Wendy, Hayden and Campbell) and my brother’s family (Tim, Kim, Quincy, Karsyn and Clark) this weekend. It has been loud, but fun. We head to Searcy tonight, then Christmas Eve here in Conway at Grammy’s house, Christmas at home, then off to Tulsa. [...]

Christmas Without Jesus

I spoke with a woman yesterday who assured me that Christmas this year will not be as painful for her as last year. It will still be a time of survival…it will be another Christmas without the love of her life – her husband who passed away more than a year ago. But she has [...]

Christmas Parties

We had two Christmas parties this weekend. Friday night was our annual staff and elders party. For the last couple of years Jason, our youth minister, and I have been providing the entertainment. This year we just had a gag gift exchange. I’m still a little bitter about the Walmart gift card that was [...]

The Horse and His Boy

Lately I’ve been reading “The Horse and His Boy” with Emma and Caleb each evening. The other night we read about the little boy, Shasta, spending the night in the desert alone. The noises and sights that seemed harmless and even interesting during the daytime were terrifying during the lonely night.
In the darkness a large [...]

Christmas Hints

Merry Christmas from the Rush family. If you’ve been checking your mail everyday anxiously awaiting the Rush Family Christmas Card, then you can stop. This is it. Sorry, but we’re lazy and cheap. I hope you enjoy this blog-Christmas card with a pic professionally taken by Grammy’s Photography.
I truly can’t wait ‘til Christmas. Both my [...]

New Blog

Amanda Sanders and her family have become great friends to Crystal and me over the past year. I’ve been bugging her about starting a blog - and she’s finally done it. Go check it out. You won’t regret it. Amanda has a great combination of honesty and perspective. I’m confident you’ll want to put her [...]