As parents it is easy to get pulled into ways of child rearing that take us and our children away from Gospel truths. One myth that seems to get recycled with regularity is the need for parents to…
As an Enneagram 3, I thrive off of productivity and achievement. The more I get done in a day, the better. Anything interfering with my agenda I see as opposition. And anything left on the to-do list at…
He died for me even when He knew what a mess I am, so that I could be seen by the Father as the Father sees his beloved Son.
Moms know what it is to labor for our kids again and again and again. Our hope in Him gives us courage to persevere, because there is a glorious end goal of that labor, “Christ formed in you.”
Others may not know the extent and the pain of the burdens we bear as moms, but God knows, and God sees.
Everything in me wants to email the teacher in charge of National Honor Society (NHS) at my son’s high school. Each student in NHS is required to perform twenty hours of school-specified volunteer work to stay eligible as…
Our children’s lives as Christ followers are not defined by their performances. His perfect sacrifice on the cross is our final assessment.
I think back to watching my three-year-old daughter in her first of many ballet recitals. We sat for a very long time to watch her float and twirl around the stage for about three minutes. I hardly remember…
I remember hearing a story of a six-year old boy who said he wanted to pray at the dinner table like dad. The father told him to go ahead, and the son began with: “God, thank you for…
