A few moms of elementary-age children recently inquired what I do to parent my growing teenagers. I responded that parenting is an...

Imagine an empty bucket with a plastic object sitting on the bottom. And then you take a hose and fill the bucket with water. As the...

I was provoked after reading John Bevere's Instagram post last week. I believe it's worth sharing here. It's an excerpt from his latest...

My youngest son completed his first week of public school last week. Thankfully, every day his response to my "How was school today?"...

Change is not my favorite. I think I thrive better on routine. But this kind of change was expected. I expected it for the last eighteen...

There's a miracle story in the Bible when Jesus multiples five loaves of bread and two fish to feed 5,000 men plus more when women and...

I'm sure you are familiar with the Prodigal Son story in Luke 15: 11-32. There are many takeaways from this parable, but one that grabs...

Did you have a field day at your elementary school? It's different now, but back when I was a student, it was a day full of physical...

One of the things my family enjoys doing together is playing board games. We have shelves full of games we have played throughout the...

One of the many qualities I admire about my youngest son is his childlikeness. Regardless of his age, I think he has a gift of wonder...

I enjoy attending memorial services. I know people who avoid going to them, but I actually choose to go. Of course, it's very emotional...

I have tried drafting this post several times for a few weeks now. But due to the content, I have been stumbling over my words and...

Yesterday, my younger son and I dropped off my husband and older son at the Ronald Reagan Airport (in DC) for their flight to Florida....

Do you ever have those conversations with yourself where you start at one point and then wander so far off that you're miles away from...

I purchased a gift for my son before he entered kindergarten and surprised him with it when he graduated high school. It was the book,...

Today my son brought home his graduation cap, gown, stole, tassels, and honor cords. He and the other 600-plus seniors had their...

When I was about five years old, I used to play with my dad's digital clock. I would observe him set his alarm clock every evening for...

I never thought we would catch this virus. I thought we were immune. However, now I find my family and I are fighting it with a...

No blog post today. Covid hit my family and extended family last week, so we are in the process of healing and recovering. Thank you so...

We traveled about an hour north for my daughter's soccer game this past weekend. I think I have found myself at a soccer game during...