Equipping Parents for The Journey
105. That’s how many nights my husband was traveling for work and away from home in 2018. (We have an alarm system and no cash, so please don’t rob us.) People are always telling me, “I don’t know how you do it!” Surprisingly, I don’t either. Our family has learned a few lessons the...
Our special thanks to Junior High Pastor David Ake and his wife, Jamie, for sharing some relationship truth after a long season of summer busy-ness. The Challenge One of my greatest frustrations with my cell phone is hearing the recording “All circuits are busy.” The situation may begin with a mild annoyance, but it...
“Come to me all who are weary and burdened and I will give you rest.” Matthew 11:28 When I am tired and have not slept well, I am grumpy and hard to be around. When I am over-committed and running around all crazy, I am anxious and hard to be around. When I am...
Last week, I penned a piece for Mother’s Day, “God Makes a Mom,” reminding women that no matter their marital status, if they have children, they are mothers. With motherhood comes beautiful opportunities to cherish and disciple those God has ordained to our care, regardless of what dads are or are not doing from...
“How did you sleep last night?” “Not at all…the baby woke up 5 times.” “Well, I didn’t sleep, either. You were so loud getting out of bed, and you didn’t turn off the monitor, so I could hear the baby crying the whole time you were with him.” “Oh…I’m so sorry that I disturbed...
“But now faith, hope, love, abide these three; but the greatest of these is love.” 1 Corinthians 13:13, NASB This Valentine’s will be the first my husband and I have ever officially celebrated—and by officially, I mean purposefully going out on a date to mark the occasion. But that’s not even the most exciting...
Father’s Day was such a special day this year. To celebrate my husband, my boys and I gave him a brand new trash can. It was a taxing decision choosing between Rubbermaid and Toter, but I feel confident in our final selection of the Toter. Nothing says “honor thy father” more than a huge...
Marriage. I remember when I was in high school and college I was always looking at the guys around me as potential dates. I wanted to date but only wanted to date Godly men who had potential for being my spouse. When I met Michael and we started dating, I remember my focus turned...
