Summertime Family Reentry and the Importance of Practicing Mercy in the Home ALL IS GRACE. That was my theme phrase for the new year, and this week I needed a reminder to keep going. The transition from May to June is a test of a mom’s true understanding and implementation of grace. May feels […]
“How did this world get so broken?” “It was paradise, but then…” “We all became enemies.” This is how the story begins. The narrator sets the scene. It sounds severely and sorely familiar. I’m queued in. I know this story. The one where the people live harmoniously with their God, and […]
Mom-Life in a Pandemic + That’s Just Every Day! I thought my life was going to dramatically change this year. My youngest was heading off to kindergarten, and I was going to have 35 hours of uninterrupted single-minded brain activity a week where once I had zero. With all this newfound brain space (plus […]
Planning to finally sit down with your family and watch Disney’s Soul over Spring Break? It’s an intriguing new movie from Pixar Studios where end-of-life and after-life themes get wrapped up in a psychedelic-techno dream-like animated package suitable for a child. At least it’s supposed to be since it’s animated and it comes from Disney. […]
A faith that moves mountains willingly rejects current circumstances, disowns common sense in pursuit of beholding radical hope The stairwell was filled with raccoon droppings. We tip-toed around each one and made our way into the large steel-framed room that opened up near the bottom of the staircase. Letting our flashlight lead the way, […]
Jesus Goes to Great Lengths to Find Us “How deep the Father’s love for us, How vast beyond all measure, That he should give His only Son, To make a wretch His treasure.” -“How Deep the Father’s Love For Us” lyrics, Stuart Townend Finding Nemo is one of my personal favs in the […]
The Power of a Focus Word I first learned of the practice in my Mops group. A few years ago, we were led as a group through the process of individually choosing a focus word for the new year. In the last handful of Januaries since then, I have continued the practice of entering […]
With the world on pause… we’re witnessing the God who is not I came across a post about funny holiday cards this season. Breaking slightly from tradition, many felt an obligation to acknowledge this year as one like we’ve never experienced. Normally, I’m not a Christmas card sender (one less thing to stress about, […]
Back in January, at one of the very first opening Sundays of our new church plant, the kids and I didn’t know what to do with ourselves after the first service ended. Justin was staying for second service to lead the student ministry, and we hadn’t yet established a rhythm for our new Sunday routine. […]
December reflections for a holiday like no other “Every perfect gift is from God.” -James 1:17 If ever there was a time that our Christmas lists would look a little different, it seems this would be the year. When so much has been stripped away—the security of jobs, the simple pleasantries of dinners […]
