Watching our eight-month-old foster son learn how to be a human has been exciting, stressful, and very messy. I have been helping him figure out how to hold his bottle which means more laundry, baths, and cleaning of the couch on my end. We have been slowly introducing new baby foods into his diet and…
In every generation are giants in the faith who fall after years of service in the ministry. Whether local pastors or major television personalities, their stories are splashed across the media, and their circumstances, secrets, and salvation are debated. Our reactions tend to vary. Some of us quietly turn our heads, hoping to be polite…
Almost a year ago now, we moved back home. We’d been away for nearly a decade, and I’d gotten used to starting over. We’d started over in new cities, at new churches (more than a few times), new homeschool groups, new book clubs and dance studios. And I figured moving back home would be more…
The title of this post comes from the May 6 entry of Oswald Chambers’ devotional My Utmost for His Highest. These poignant words caused me to remember how gently and tenderly God dealt with me when I previously walked away from him. God drew me back into his fold with a perfectly timed invitation to…
All kinds of imprints exist in life. We all have them. In some ways, we collect them and they shape us. Take the everyday imprint: you wake up from a nap and scramble to get the kids at the bus stop or from school on time, only to have your friend walk up to the…
A few years ago, I walked through a difficult misunderstanding with a loved one. No matter what I did, I could not convince them of my innocence, nor did any sort of verbal wrangling help them understand things from my perspective. To be misunderstood is to experience some of the greatest pain in our lives….