I got her text message while taking some time out in my room during our church retreat. A friend of mine in our neighborhood, Ivy, reached out to ask if I could meet with her next door neighbor, Norman Green, a Christian man who was...
The Chronicles of Narnia have been a gift to our family as I am sure they have been to many of you. I've been thinking today about the transformation of Eustace in Voyage of the Dawn Treader. Lewis writes about this boy, "There was a boy...
“Ok, let’s pray this afternoon.” I clicked send on my text and hopped in the shower, my mind whirring. Looking ahead to our prayer date, anxious thoughts began to assail me. “What if nothing changes? What if it gets worse after we pray? What if...
For children who are raised in a Christian home, what factors are involved in whether or not they continue to walk in the faith as they enter into adulthood? Fuller Youth Institute of Fuller Theological Seminary has conducted research over the last six years on what...
This week I was afforded with an incredible opportunity - my husband had a free airline "companion pass" that he had to use or lose by July, so we decided that my second-born daughter and I would take a little Mommy & Daughter trip together!...
When I was in my late elementary years, our family went to Six Flags for a day. At one point, my dad and brother went on a ride that was supposed to take them up really high in the air so that they were able...
We just did something pretty ambitious - we took our four kids ages 10, 8, 6, and 3 on a European tour of four countries in about 12 days. It was a whirlwind adventure across the ocean for one main purpose: We long for our...
The forms of these flowers are the intentional designs of a Creator who has not abandoned his broken and rebellious creation, but has instead wholly given himself to the work of redeeming it. He has scattered the evidences of creation’s former glories across the entire scape of heaven and earth and these...
My house was totally clean and stayed that way for two weeks once. It was unbelievable, really, and my husband and I stood in awe of the order and quiet in our home while our three girls were in Chicago staying with their grandparents after...
We all know what it is like to open up a social media app and see some event like a birthday party or fun night out that it seems like everyone knew about but you. Or worse, seeing pictures of friends having fun and pushing...