When I was growing up, I recall looking at the pastor's family on Sunday morning with a bit of envy. They seemed so happy, and I just knew it was …
laura’s burnt toast
I read an article interviewing Gallup CEO Jim Clifton about the job market the other day. One thought from the article has stuck in my head: …
broken prayer
We bought an older home last year. There are lots of projects that need attention. So many, in fact, that we mostly ignore them until …
motorcycle mama
None of us would be here without a mom. Even if she walked away, had her life cut too short by tragedy or illness, or slowly drifted off sometime …
invisible swings
"...we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal." -2 Corinthians …
Ten Things I Want My Kids To Know
Dear Jude, Jack, Jase and Finley, Below I have listed ten things I wish I could tell you. Please use this information for good, not evil. …
neon arrows
Boy 3 chases his sister, growling, yelling, and swinging his arms. By intervening, I become the target of his wrath. This is sometimes life with my …
the prayer count
"Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer."Romans 12:12I married a baseball player. I know very little of this …
voices in my head
After a lovely dinner with Mr. Fantastic, I stand in the bookstore in front of the magazines. There seem to be thousands of them.Celebrity scoops, …
top ten favorite picture books
In college I took a children's literature class. When we talked end papers, illustrators, and poetry, I fell in love with children's picture …
the flavor of summer
I can taste summer.As a homeschooling mom, summer has a certain sweetness that is reminiscent of carefree childhood days: we will be done …
the ties that bind
"Whoever loves his brother lives in the light, and there is nothing in him to make him stumble." -1 John 2:10I heard screaming in the other room. …