Are you a planner? An organized woman whose life runs on a schedule that would make the airline industry jealous? Do you have your life arranged so well that you can hit your calendar with a dart and know exactly where you’ll be and what you’ll be doing no matter which square it hits? I…
Blinking several times as we emerged into the bright noonday sun, Samantha and I were contemplative as we processed the meeting we’d just had with a printer and the myriad details we’d learned about printing the international cookbook Sam had been dreaming about for months. My friend Sam is first and foremost a bridge-builder. She…
God has always used ordinary people to do remarkable things. That’s where you come in, Dad. You are a man God can use. God knows we are imperfect. And the sooner we dads recognize that fact, the sooner we can exchange those imperfections for His goodness. And isn’t that what you really want? To be…
One of the nerdy things my husband and I have done throughout most of our marriage is watch Jeopardy at night before we go to bed. Alex Trebek’s passing was like someone we knew leaving our home. It felt closer than many other celebrity passings. One of the last things Alex said publicly was, “We’re…
Our two-year-old is prone to the usual toddler bumps and bruises, especially with two older brothers she’s determined to emulate. Our determined little girl never takes into account that her brothers are five and eight years old, and she is not. If they are climbing to the top of the jungle gym, then by golly,…
“I’m number one.” “No, I’m number one!” “You can’t be. I have number one.” Clearly there was some confusion, which—let’s be honest—isn’t all that uncommon. It was one of my first times volunteering to do manicures at a nearby retirement home. I was about as unsure of what was going on as they were. Then…