I pushed back our start time for homeschooling on Thursday morning so I could tackle some boxes and piles in the guest room.I have relegated the book …
what’s the worst thing that could happen?
There seem to be so many awful things that happen in the world. What if we're next?That's the trap, isn't it? That fear hisses out from the small …
why a parent can never meet every need of their child
"Of all the needs (there are none imaginary) a lonely child has, the one that must be satisfied, if there is going to be hope and a hope of wholeness, …
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what’s a pastors wife to do when she isn’t too keen on God’s will?
This thing called life is akin to a trip to the fairgrounds. Bright lights, thrilling beauty, throngs of people seeking purpose and prizes, it's …
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when the story of Job makes a child happy
Boy 3 likes to flip his bible open randomly and read whatever he opens to. Yesterday, he played this "Bible Roladex" game and ended up in Job 38. …
the most important question: a lesson from the Dollhouse family
Everything is going to be okay. Really.I sat on the shaggy brown rug of my daughter's room playing dollhouse with her."You set up the bedrooms and …
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how to be healed
Jesus once asked a crippled man, who had been sick for thirty-eight years and was lying beside healing waters this question:"Do you want to get …
when scars tell a story
Last week I saw a woman with several severe scars on her shoulders and across her chest.I wondered what had happened to her...scars can tell stories …
when children talk about suffering
As I tucked him in bed the other night, Boy 1 reassured me that he understood,"It's kind of good that Joseph's brothers sold him into slavery. …
what grief looks like
I sat at my kitchen table and watched the Jason's Deli delivery car pull up across the street.It's barely 8:00 in the morning and my eighty year-old …
God’s rabbit hole
This Wednesday we will gather with friends and celebrate the birthday of a beloved baby who is waiting for us to meet him in heaven someday.I keep …
the why and the what of love
Three years in a row I rocked a new baby boy.Tired from midnight feedings, early mornings, seemingly endless afternoons, and dozens of diaper changes, …
