I got to go to a conference our denomination offered this month in Florida and I wanted to share some of my experiences for you all. I plan to share more later, but this can serve as a little preview. For those who are wondering, it was only warm for half a day, then we all needed to bundle up again. The folks from Florida in particular were struggling with this cold that had blown down from the North (sometimes blaming us Northern pastors for bringing the cold with us). Anyw

This week I was commiserating with another parent the reality that life with kids means the house is always a mess. Especially when they are young, kids can be like little tornadoes wherever they go, leaving messes everywhere for us to clean up. No matter how much we try to teach the importance of cleaning up after ourselves, the impulses to dump the bins of toys on the floor and run off to do something else are sometimes just too strong. No matter how much we try to keep thi

With All That's Been Going On   "With all that's been going on…" I feel like I've heard that phrase over and over again the past couple...

Our family just got back from vacation. It wasn't exactly the type of vacation that is restful and relaxing, but it provided some...