Truth. Love. Joy.
I think that it is fairly obvious from scripture that God has an intense and reckless love for children. “And they were bringing children to him that he might touch them, and the disciples rebuked them. But when Jesus saw it, he was indignant and said to them, “Let the children come to me; do
We shuffled down the stairs, still wiping the sleep from our eyes, only to fall into the warmth of the couch, snuggled under fleece blankets and tucking our toes in tight. Darkness still lingered in an early morning sky, and even with the heat switched on, the cold surrounded and invaded and pushed us back
“You will have no other gods before me. ” Exodus 20: 3 I wouldn’t think of it. I mean, how crazy were those Israelites to continue to disobey and construct idols to worship when the One and only Living God was leading them, listening to their cry, giving them instruction and provision and constantly demonstrating
You know what bugs me? Perfect moms. Perfect moms with perfect kids, in their perfect homes, and perfect husbands who dote on their perfect little family. They are always put together, dressed to the nines, with their hair perfectly colored and nails manicured. Their houses are spotless, and they somehow seem to flow through life
One beautiful Colorado summer day I set out to climb a mountain. A 14,000 ft mountain. The sky was a stunning blue with scattered clouds. The flowers were in full bloom of yellows, blues and whites as if it were spring, and really August is spring at 14,000ft. I was greeted by mountain goats, 11
This past weekend, I had the privilege of being invited to a ‘pickle party’ as my daughter would say. For many years now, a number of family friends gather at my godmother’s cabin once a summer to can pickles. These aren’t just any pickles, these are Marian’s pickles. I’m telling you, Marian (my godmother) has
Holiday Road oh oh oh, oh oh oh, oh oh oh… Holiday Road oh oh oh, oh oh oh. Last week, our family piled into our car, and headed west. 10 hours west to be exact. We toured South Dakota for the next 5 days before we turned around and headed back the same 10
Today’s Daily KIP REALLY got my mind racing about areas in my life where I rationalize. One way that I would describe rationalizing is excuses I make to justify WHY I’m making a decision or WHY I’ve done something that I had ALREADY decided and spoken that I was NOT going to do. Let me
I was inspired by one man’s story as I watched Extreme Makeover Home Edition last night. Did you see it? The Terpenning Family was featured. Not sure of all the little details, but big brush stroke…….the father was born with Polio in the early 70‘s in Vietnam during the war (half American/half Vietnamese). He was