Do everything without complaining or arguing so that you may become blameless and pure, children of God without fault in a crooked and depraved generation, in which you shine like stars in the universe as you hold out the word of life … Philippians 2:14-16a As we celebrate the anniversary of our nation’s declaration of independence from oppressive government, for […]
The other day my ten-year-old daughter shared that she was most grateful to me and my husband for these three things: 1. Getting her two hamsters 2. Letting her go to camp 3. Promising to never get a divorce It is always nice to know where you rank in your children’s priorities! But, hamsters and […]
Even though I am about to turn fifty, the end of May still makes me ask myself, “So, what did I learn this school year?” My family recently staggered across the finish line of another year of carpool, homework, play practices, swim meets, friendship drama, and exams. While my children can now diagram a sentence […]
What causes you to really lose it? Think about the situations or circumstances (or dare we say, people) that can make your self-control fly out the window? A wise old man* once explained to me that we are not that complicated. He challenged a group of us to think back over the week and figure […]