Visuals over verbals
For better or worse, we’ve been spending a lot more time together as families. As parents, we’re serving not only as moms and dads, but also as…
Young & considering parenthood
My wife and I met at the age of seventeen. Our friendship organically blossomed into an exclusive relationship, and immediately we were…
Give grace, for goodness’ sake
Enter grace One day last week, the woman in front of us at the grocery store was taking for . . . ev . . . er. After the cashier scanned a…
5 quick truths about raising Christian kids in a non-Christian world
“Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is…
3 truths for the child (and mama) who need to know the plan
It does not matter what we are doing, my five-year-old daughter wants to know the plan. Where are we going? What are we going to do? Why? Who’s…
Raise your children to be independent: It's ok if its hard
The Fourth of July is a day to celebrate our nation’s hard fought victory over Great Britain, ultimately allowing us the freedoms we enjoy today.…
The value of humble service
We are living in difficult times. Global pandemics, economic uncertainty, and racial strife make for a daunting three-headed monster. Many…
Dear pre-COVID me
Dear pre-COVID me, I couldn’t have warned you if I tried. Words just don’t do justice to how quickly things changed in just a few months. One…
Flip the script
I equated it to being punched in the gut. My day was going swimmingly, then all of the sudden, out of nowhere, my daughter dropped a bomb in my…
