What Will You Give Oxygen To?

What Will You Give Oxygen To?

by | Jun 21, 2019 | All The Things, The Blog

As I drove down the road with my kids yesterday, I saw a gal give me a terribly disgusted look. Either she had “bitten a lemon,” as my mother would say, or just seen a unicorn beheaded, but most likely I had done something that upset her. “Oh dear,” I said, my kids...
My Top Five Friends

My Top Five Friends

by | Jun 19, 2019 | All The Things, The Blog

Who are your five closest friends? In Divine Direction, Craig Groeschel encourages us to consider that, making the point that we will become the average of the people around us. Isn’t it true? There are friends who cause me to rise up, others who cause me to step out....
Tell The Stories

Tell The Stories

by | Jun 18, 2019 | Children, Faith Matters, The Blog

When my oldest was two, we were sitting on a blanket outside practicing animal sounds. You know…  “What does a cow say?”  Smart child replies… “Moo.” Momma claps.  You know the drill.  Things that you do with your first born that no other...
Better Left Unsaid

Better Left Unsaid

by | Jun 17, 2019 | All The Things, Home Sweet Home, The Blog

Please tell me I am not the only one whose kids hate making cards. It’s a disaster. Before bed I put the kids in the office and issued the markers and instructions, “We need three Father’s Day cards.” Hank’s card opened to the left, but I didn’t say a word. The card...
God Our Father

God Our Father

by | Jun 14, 2019 | Faith Matters, The Blog

My dad calls me darling. His dad called me darling.  When I walk into my parent’s house, he always says, “Hi, Darling.” When we experience God as our Father, we experience Him intimately. We experience what it is like to be known and to be loved, to be cared for...