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...
“I don’t know what I’m doing wrong. Why does she fight me so hard?”
Tears rolled down my cheeks as I wandered the grocery store aisles, cell phone pressed to... Read More...
I love the beginning of the New Year! Everything is filled with such hope and promise. It’s also the time to decide on goals for the coming year. One of the thi... Read More...
That day started with me yelling at my kids for doing something I had told them no less than 3,000 times not to do. Of course, that put me behind schedule for t... Read More...
Throughout our lives, you and I are building sandcastles. What kinds of sandcastles, you ask? I’ll give some examples from a few of mine: I have a marriage sand... Read More...
I love the fresh start of each January! The New Year is a time to reorient on the things that matter, a time to begin incorporating new rhythms and traditions t... Read More...
What You'll Need:
• an open space (indoor or outdoor, for running)
• Find a big open area for the game, indoors or outdoors. There will be running, so keep th... Read More...
When sin entered the world, it sent humanity’s first couple into hiding, both from God and one another. They hastily masked their naked vulnerability behind a h... Read More...
Twelve years ago, I took my then-two-year-old son in for a haircut. Just a trim. He needed more than that, but I wasn’t ready. We had just moved back to Califor... Read More...
And so, from the day we heard, we have not ceased to pray for you, asking that you may be filled with the knowledge of his will in all spiritual wisdom and unde... Read More...