I walked into the library with my four kids. Before we even stepped off the entrance mat, my little cuties informed me simultaneously of their need to use the bathroom. I don’t know why I’m inconvenienced by this request. Everyone is entitled to go potty. I just don’t delight in the adventure that is the…
“When you have more than you need, build a longer table not a higher fence.” ~ Unknown It was November 2, 2013. I stepped out of the car, approached the caravan as dust gathered on my shoes, and entered the small room (a shipping container, now a makeshift office). Tables skidded on the floor as…
My kids enjoy a good old-fashioned Chuck E. Cheese birthday party. I know, I know. Let the tremors and armpit sweats begin. Whatever, y’all. Judge me if you must, but I am going to be straight-up honest: I love Chuck E. Cheese too. The pizza is basic. The life-sized mouse is creepy. The chaos and…
For from his fullness we have all received, grace upon grace. (John 1:16 ESV) My four-year-old daughter adores all things sparkly. Like her mama, jewels catch her eye and awaken her senses. Any chance she has, she will reach for my jewelry, carefully adorn her body, and twirl around like the beautiful princess she is….
“The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord is on me, because the Lord has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and release from darkness for the prisoners, to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor and the day…
Have you ever noticed that little kids tend to communicate to others the same things that have been communicated to them? One time while I was in college, I was at a picnic hosted by one of the families on staff with our campus ministry. During the course of the event, I found myself sitting…