Tag Archives: Faith

My granddaughter goes through this routine whenever she wants something from me.  She opens her eyes wide (she calls them her “Bambi Eyes”), folds her little hands together and says, ...

Moms, hear this:  You can't always be there for everything, and that's okay. I never drop my kids off at school. Or so rarely, that I can probably count the times on my hand...

So why teach theology (the study of God and his interaction with man) to our kids? Our kids are exposed to theology every day. If we don’t teach theology, our kids will not be able to discern be...

A lot of artists tend to be more spiritual in nature, and I can’t help but think maybe they’re getting something right that the rest of us are missing, even me. Artists tend to d...

It happens every February. We get a few sunny days and I immediately go into a full blown case of spring fever. I head outside to embrace the new season and am met with the brown, mushy remains of las...

“Let the little children come” is a very familiar verse of scripture and key topic in many parenting sermons. But what does it mean today to “let the little children come?” The...

It was a question I knew would come at some point. But it still took my breath away. “Is a stroke forever?” My sweet Merci. My seventh child. Fi...

I know there’s need for change in my life, but I can’t get excited about New Year’s Resolutions. If you’re a resolutions person, I have tremendous respect for you. I wish I cou...

Bible Reading: Joshua 6 Hopeful, elated, joy-filled... I sat in awe as the worship went on. My heart was overjoyed not because I had won the lottery, but because the ministration...

Everything in life is about a trade. Everything. When I choose to spend time with my child, I make a trade to not clean my house at that time. If I choose to make dinner ton...