“Well, let’s do something, even if it’s wrong.” My sweet boyfriend had driven two hours each way to pick me up from college and take me to the comfort of my parents’ house while I moaned and shivered from the flu. Unfortunately, he had slightly miscalculated the amount of fuel left in the tank. As…
My three-year-old prides herself on waking up before her five-year-old sister. She often climbs into bed with me as my husband gets ready for work and announces, “Sister is still sleeping!” Then she sometimes asks, “Where are we going today?” On one such recent morning, I answered, “School,” as it was a Thursday and she…
It was Tuesday night, and as usual, a handful of mamas sat in one of the cozy side rooms at church. We were ready to talk about parenting, breastfeeding, weekly dinner menus, diets, marriage, and whatever else came to mind. We had maybe or maybe not read the assigned chapter for the night’s discussion, and…
My five-year-old son, Eli, loves both the ocean and all things dinosaur-related. When I learned about a beach near us on the Chesapeake Bay that was prime ground for fossil-hunting—specifically for shark teeth—I knew we had to go. It’s a beautiful place. The water, the sky, the sand–it’s all peaceful and lovely. And the fossils…
Writing has been a huge part of my ministry and a tremendous source of joy in my life for many years. With what felt like clear direction from God each step of the way, I published my first book last year and naturally held on to dreams of publishing more. Yet despite all my eager…
“She gets up while it is still night; she provides food for her family.” (Proverbs 31:15 NIV) During the school year, this verse speaks to me almost every weekday morning as I rise before the sun. The middle school day in our district begins early, and one of my tasks is rousing my thirteen-year-old son….