She sat alone in her room with silent tears streaming down her pink cheeks for twenty minutes before I noticed the quiet. I peeked through the cracked door. She was a pitiful lump on the floor. I softly asked, “Why are you sitting there?” “I want to obey you.” She said, “But it’s such a […]
Don’t Get Stuck in Disagreement in Your Marriage: Instead LEAP into Decisions Together
We were staring at each other. Stuck on the same couch in silence. It was one of those moments in our marriage when my husband and I were facing a decision that we didn’t agree on. I remember it vividly. He wanted us to move to Africa to become full-time missionaries and I thought we […]
Don’t be a Bystander, Mom and Dad
Not long ago while my friend and I were watching our kids at the park, our sons came running over to us. They informed us of a boy who’d called them an inappropriate word while they were playing in their “secret fort” off in the distance. I told my son the word wasn’t acceptable and […]
How God Disrupted My Idea of Raising Godly Kids
Recently God dropped a colossal spiritual bomb on my idea of what it looked like to raise my children in a godly home. For years I had been closely adhering to the unspoken list of rules on raising good Christian kids. You probably know the list I’m talking about, it looks something like this: – […]
Three Summer Goals for Parents
I don’t know about you, but our house typically hums with anticipation as summer begins. The air is thick with excitement as our kids make plans. The treehouse is already the dedicated centerpiece of an epic saga. There are requests for a new Slip N’ Slide and a reminder (ahem) that this is the year […]