Oh, 2020, you crazy little year, we really didn't expect this much drama from you. Remember when we were so nervous about how we would weather …
how to have faith when life is different than you expected
Last week, our family spent a quick weekend in Tampa after spending the previous week at a conference in Orlando. I brought a special souvenir home …
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cultural phenomenon: why moms hate the last weeks of school
Last August I fired myself as a middle school homeschooling teacher, and we enrolled our three oldest kids in public school. We didn't know if we …
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what god expects from you
Raise your hand if your life feels crazy. This how many times I want to raise my hand for that one: On Saturday, our family had four baseball …
the bittersweet road home
Meanwhile the disciples were urging him, saying, “Rabbi, eat.” But he said to them, “I have food to eat that you do not know about.” So …
when we watch and pray
Then [Jesus] said to them, “My soul is very sorrowful, even to death; remain here, and watch with me.” And going a little farther he fell on his face …
Glimpses of Glory From Our Trip to South Africa
Morgan and I went to a ministry conference in South Africa last week. I am still sleeping when I‘m supposed to be awake and awake when I’m supposed to …
drama and parenting and finding the grace to be imperfect
"Son though he was, [Jesus] learned obedience from what he suffered and, once made perfect, he became the source of eternal salvation …
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what a mom does when her kid is puking
I learned last night that if a 12 year-old boy who usually eats more than his other three siblings combined, tells you he "isn't really all that …
hey grieving heart
Hey there, grieving heart, I see you.I know you by sight and by feel and by smell. I have held you shaking in my arms, salty tears streaming down my …
when sad stories make space for hope of redemption
Today, there seem to be fires and smoke everywhere I turn. Yesterday brought a few sad stories my way. Today I carry in prayer the weight of life's …
for lent: still fighting
from www.exploregod.comI am up long before dawn, coffee by my side, heart churning with the day ahead. Then I check Facebook and this meme with Exodus …
