For more than thirty years I have had a little devotional card–you know, those little cards about the size of a credit card–stuck to my kitchen cabinet door. It was published by ©Abbey Press, and I honestly don’t remember where I got it. On the front it simply says, “Lord, make me wise enough to let…
As the lazy days of summer slowly fade away, most of us are getting back into the swing of things with the new school year. I’m a teacher, and while I love summer and the freedom and flexibility, I also love the beginning of a new school year. It’s a fresh start, time to be…
“For if, while we were God’s enemies, we were reconciled to him through the death of his Son, how much more, having been reconciled, shall we be saved through his life!” (Romans 5:10 NIV) Thinking back on my journey toward Christ, I remember the feeling of searching but not being able to quite grasp what…
Do you struggle with a challenge you let make you feel exposed and bad about yourself? I do. I’m overweight. The Elephant in the Room Syndrome My apologies to elephants, but if you, like me, struggle with a challenge other people can readily identify, you might sometimes feel like you’re the elephant in the room….
My ten-year-old son struggles with his emotions. It’s not constant, or even super predictable, but he’s almost guaranteed to have a meltdown if he’s tired and we mete out strong consequences for bad behavior. As he’s marching to his room, he’ll begin sobbing about how he’s a horrible person who can’t do anything right. It…
I can admit it: I had a MySpace account. I logged onto it again just for you. My profile photo is from over ten years ago, and I have a friend I don’t remember whose username is pacodapimp. Yikes. We had no idea what was about to happen to our culture when social media entered…