The Wonder of Christmas is Found in the Wonderful Counselor Every year on Christmas Eve, we visit a neighborhood that synchronizes its light displays to music and offers yuletide cheer in the form of hot chocolate. From the moment we turn... Read More
Now What? How Parents Can Pray for Their College-Aged Kids He stopped me in the kitchen, wrapped his massive arms around me, and said, “I love you, Mom,” and that’s all it took for the dam to break. I had been purposefully keeping... Read More
He’s a Good Good Father and 12 Ways to Encourage Yours This Father’s Day I spent my twenty-ninth birthday in the Emergency Room. It was late at night, and our four-year-old daughter was having severe abdominal pain. Feeling the situation was urgent,... Read More
The Not-So-Secret Path of Life & 22 Ways to Trust the Lord, Class of 2022 Dear Son, I vaguely remember doing the math when you were born in 2003. It occurred to me that what seemed like a million years into the future, way off in 2022, you’d... Read More
Teach Us to Number Our Drives, That We May Gain the Hearts of Our Children My job as a Mom means my secondary office is my car. On days when we have sports commitments, I spend hours and hours shuttling my kids around town. This is nothing new for me,... Read More
Hope for the Doubting Thomases of the World All Thomas wanted was to be alone. He didn’t know how to process Jesus’ horrific death, nor the fact that he ran away like a coward when he had promised he’d die with him.... Read More
Midnight at Noon & the Irony & Goodness of Good Friday When the centurion and those who were with him, keeping watch over Jesus, saw the earthquake and what took place, they were filled with awe and said, “Truly, this was the... Read More
Paradise Found: The Thief on the Cross & You & Me And he said, “Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom.” And he said to him, “Truly, I say to you, today you will be with me in paradise.” Luke... Read More
Prophecy, Palm Branches, and How to Trust God’s Perfect Timing In Your Life Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout aloud, O daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your king is coming to you, righteous... Read More
