When you hear the word “love,” what is the first thing that comes to your mind? Is it your mom,
dad, grandparents, a friend, one of your animals, or your favor... Read More...
November is right around the corner—in a big election year. If your kids are like mine, they have heard all kinds of things about the candidates running and th... Read More...
Hello, fellow dads. Truth: You’re doing a critical, all-encompassing, sacred work. It’s also really hard. You have the weight of so many things on your shoulde... Read More...
Each one of us has a story. We’re living those stories today. Some of us are on the mountaintop, celebrating and praising God for what He’s done. Some of us ar... Read More...
Is it just me or are kids today ruder than ever? A few months ago, I was attending my daughter’s school volleyball game. The loud cheers from the fans didn’t q... Read More...
I spent 10 years as a Navy wife. We had been married five years and our oldest son was two when Steve enlisted, and we jumped into the deep end of military lif... Read More...
The darkness of that night was different. No moon graced the sky, the stars hid behind a veil of thick clouds, and dense stone walls defended those inside from... Read More...
As grandparents we have lived enough life to understand the importance of words. We are a generation that knows “the tongue has the power of life and death” (P... Read More...
“You’re mean!”
With three young daughters sharing tight quarters in our home, those two words bounce down the hallways far more often than I would like to a... Read More...
A BLESSING CAN BE A PRAYER OF COMMISSION, A BIBLE PASSAGE, OR WORDS OF
ENCOURAGEMENT. BLESSINGS CAN BE SPOKEN OVER A CHILD FOR THE PURPOSE OF
DECLARING GOD... Read More...
In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus says, “Therefore, if you are offering your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother or sister has something aga... Read More...
I hate emptying the dishwasher. Sure, it’s not the worst job (that’s definitely cleaning the toilet), but, for me, it’s up there. There are just always dishes ... Read More...