Everyday Thanksgiving
In the month of October three new members were added to my extended family. Our nephew and his wife had a beautiful baby boy. Our niece and her husband adopted a son from Korea and brought him home to meet … Continue reading →
Category Archives: Parenting
Finding Balance in Our Words
As a Christian, I sometimes find it challenging to find the balance between using words that sound phony or using words that show sincerity and saying what I think a friend wants to hear rather than the true words of Christ’s love that I know … Continue reading →
Staring Down A Scary Path
“You have made known to me the path of life; you will fill me with joy in your presence, with eternal pleasures at your right hand.” Psalm 8:11 The graveyard path stared me down. It was the safest route to school, … Continue reading →
Handling Halloween
A lot of folks don’t celebrate Halloween these days. Frankly, I get it, and I’m not a huge fan myself. For me, it’s not so much about religious convictions as it is that I don’t like the idea of mixing … Continue reading →
The End of the Starving Momma
Last year a teaching pastor at our church gave a talk about the ‘starving baker’. The story went a little something like this, everyday a baker creates an array of delectables that generates lines out the door. People flock to … Continue reading →
How Do You Make God Real?
“May your deeds be shown to your servants, your splendor to their children.” Psalm 90:16 We snuggled there in the dark gazing at the stars through his open window. Breathing in his little boy scent, wondering how many more nights … Continue reading →