My mom is the epitome of joy. She taught us to live joyfully. It was all we knew of childhood. A relationship with Jesus, a heart full of gratitude, a spirit of contentment, and happiness in the little things–it was the way of life. I never knew my mom was fascilitaing anything other than the ordinary. […]
Jesus to the Trick-or-Treaters
Halloween is likely the one night a year that strangers visit our homes expecting kindness. How do we embrace the opportunity? First, let us conquer the elephant about the subject. I’ll share my own experience first, friends. My mom is a woman full of joy. My childhood was one that focused on the […]
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When God Changes Our Hearts Together
He was a college boy in the last semester of music education classes. He toured with the university’s praise and worship group, singing Bass. He wore collared shirts at all times, his young-adult uniform, if you will. He was completing that final semester of college classes, student teaching with the best music educators […]
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Love Them with Lullabies: Our Top 5 Bedtime Songs
Since the first baby boy came home from the hospital, I’ve been rocking and singing, patting and swaying, humming and snuggling our bundles of joy to sleep. Sweet friends, I don’t do a consistent bedtime routine every night. We have plenty of evenings where we come home late from teeball games or church choir practices. […]
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Teach Them to Give {A Book Review: Raising Grateful Kids in an Entitled World}
In the season when we’re raising littles, we strive to disciple children who grow into giving human beings: the kind that make the world more loving and thriving. I want that. My prayer for every day is that I am nurturing hearts that love others more than themselves in this little frathouse of boys. May […]
