Back to Haiti

It’s that time of year again! The Cooley’s are attempting to serve our friends in Port-au-Prince Haiti. Not true. This year it’s one Cooley. JoLynn has to work, Megan thinks being a new mom will limit her, Micah and Caleb will be at Camp Peniel, and Amanda doesn’t want to take Oliver and Emerson with …

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Buy a Book, Help a Family Battling Cancer

Dear God, why did you give me cancer? Chad was in my youth group back in the 80s. In the summer of 2013 his daughter Kristina wrote me a note with that question. I tried to give an answer in Bizarre 2!, but fell short. One day I'll see her again, and she can show …

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What Weird and the Children’s Cancer Recovery Foundation Have in Common

As you may know,  Bizarre 2! is dedicated to Kristina, the daughter of a close friend who died of cancer just as the book was going to print. The Children's Cancer Recovery Foundation was a place of refuge and help to the family throughout the process. So, I thought if the book was dedicated to …

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