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...
The Importance of Good Friends
Have you ever heard one of your parents, mentors, or pastors say, “Choose your friends wisely,” or “You become like the peopl... 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...
“God has a big story, and I can be a part of it!” Make a family storybook and remember how God is using your family to create a unique story that deserves to ... Read More...
“Love the Lord your God” is the greatest commandment (Deuteronomy 6:5), and Jesus tells the Pharisees the second greatest commandment is like it: “Love your ne... Read More...
Parenting gives me all kinds of glimpses into God’s character. My husband and I chose to name our second son Jedidiah, which means “God’s beloved.” We wanted o... 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...
