She sat with me
On February 22, 2000 my life changed. Rebekah Sue Raitz was born. My life changed. I was given the extreme honor of being a dad to this tiny baby girl. Her 14th birthday is coming up and I am still...
View ArticleMy Bekah turns 14 today!
I’m not even sure how it happened? But, there we were, at Royal Oak Beaumont and the time had come. The next thing I know, our Dr. is handing me this unbelievably beautiful baby girl. We named her...
View ArticleYesterday was a highlight of my year!
My heart is still crazy full from yesterday. It was by far one of the best days I’ve had this year, if not, the last couple of years. Blessed, humbled, and honored are words that come to mind. We had a...
View ArticleDads…4 Reasons to take your daughters on dates (ok, 10!)
I love my girls. If you ever visit my Facebook page or hang out with my family, it will probably become very apparent that I love my kids. I have two boys and two girls. I adore all 4 of them. Being a...
View Article4 Reasons to be at Thrive’s STARRY NIGHT
Tomorrow night is Thrive’s first Starry Night experience! We are beyond excited! There are two nights of Starry Night. December 23rd and 24th and both start at 6pm at the Broadway Theater in Downtown...
View ArticleMonday Reflections on Life, Family and Thrive Church
It’s Monday! Christmas is over! 2016 will be here soon! There are so many thoughts going through my head. Here are just a few reflections on life, my family and Thrive Church. On Life Christmas was...
View ArticleI love the wisdom of my 15 year old daughter
It’s no secret that I’m the President and Co-Founder of the Rebekah Raitz fan club. From the moment she was placed in my arms, she’s had my heart. There’s nothing I wouldn’t do for her and there’s...
View ArticleIf you’re making any end of the year financial gifts…here are some great options
Ok, today’s the day. If you’re making any end of the year financial gifts, you have to get them done today. I was asked a few times who I recommend, so I thought I would write about a few, here goes....
View ArticleThe Best moments of 2015 for the Raitz Family
The Raitz family had an amazing year in 2015! There’s just no way around it. Yes, we had some bumps and experienced a descent amount of pain, but the joy we experienced…far outweighed the pain! Here’s...
View ArticleThe Best moments of 2015 for Thrive Church
Thrive Church moved from being an infant to a toddler in 2015. We’re 116 weeks old! We continued to grow, we continued to love people, we continued to learn. We continued to help people find and follow...
View ArticleMy 2 word goal for 2016
Follow Jesus Yup, that’s it. I want to passionately and whole-heartedly follow Jesus. Jesus said, “Whoever does not bear his cross and come after Me cannot be My disciple. For which of you, intending...
View ArticleWant a GREAT way to start 2016? Learn how to Find your way back to God at...
It’s 2016!! It’s a new year! It’s full of potential! We all have resolutions. We all have goals. We all have dreams. We want this year to be better than the last. We all want a better version of...
View ArticleMonday morning thoughts on Life, Family and Thrive Church
Whew, it’s Monday Morning! My goal is to write some thoughts on Sunday night about the previous week, but I’m absolutely failing at that lately. So, Monday’s will have to suffice!! Thoughts on Life…...
View ArticleSunday Night Thoughts on Life, Family and Thrive Church
We’re home! It’s Sunday night! I should be sleeping. I can’t! I am so charged up and so EXCITED about a GREAT morning at Thrive and a GREAT weekend with my family! Some Thoughts… on Life…I continually...
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