Every week I organize our family’s vitamins and medicine in pill boxes according to each member’s health needs. The process isn’t labor intensive, but I don’t delegate it because it’s important to me that everyone has the resources they need to stay healthy. Yet almost every day the same scene plays out in our home….
“That was the last thing the young man expected to hear. And so, crestfallen, he walked away. He was holding on tight to a lot of things, and he couldn’t bear to let go.” (Matthew 19:22 NIV) Every year I take time out during the week after Christmas to assess the previous twelve months and…
Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things. (Philippians 4:8 NIV) At the start of every year, we often spend time assessing the previous one. We make lists of everything we want to…
I the Lord do not change. So you, the descendants of Jacob, are not destroyed. (Malachi 3:6 NIV) Around this time every year, I begin to see New Year memes popping up in my social media feeds. You know the ones. They typically say something like “New Year, New Me.” They talk about cutting weight or cutting crummy…
One frigid March day, my husband and I sat in our canoe in the middle of a lake in Missouri. Our lines had been in the water for well over an hour, and we’d had only one bite. The bite belonged to my husband, of course. An avid fisherman, Joe is used to pulling in…
“Seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.” (Matthew 6:33 NIV) A few weeks ago, I talked with my daughter in her bedroom as bedtime drew near. Many children like to read stories as part of a nightly routine, but Josie likes to draw and…