Gaining a heart of wisdom
One of the rites of passage in our family of four boys has been the one-on-one camp out with Dad. Around the age of ten or eleven, before they were interested in girls, before their bodies started to take on a mind of their own, my good husband took them away for a weekend of canoeing and hotdogs;… Continue reading Getting Explicit
The Great Compromise of 1990 is not in the history books -- but it should be. It all started when I sewed a beautiful quilted Christmas tree skirt the year before I got married. Naturally, I expected to enjoy it under my tree for the rest of my days. However, at some point after our… Continue reading Yes, We Do
A Boy of The Book (A short story based on Nehemiah 8) Joel leaned his head against his mother's rough tunic, but then roused himself and immediately straightened, forcing his eyes, once again, toward the direction of Ezra's voice. He was thankful that he and his mother had found a place near the platform, because… Continue reading Just One Thing: The Book
With Buried Secrets, Irene Hannon begins another series filled with heart-stopping suspense and heart-warming romantic drama. Lisa Grant, police chief in small-town Carson, has barely transitioned from her high-stress job as a Chicago police detective when a construction crew in the village uncovers a skeleton in a shallow grave. The county sends Detective Mac McGregor to assist with… Continue reading More Truth than Fiction
"As for man, his days are as grass; As a flower of the field, so he flourishes. For the wind passes over it, and it is gone, And the place thereof remembers it no more." Psalm 103:15, 16 Every day there are fewer shingles -- and more bare roof. Every day there is less barn and more sky Until,… Continue reading “Resurrection”
A senior executive at Focus on the Family, seminary graduate, and seasoned Christian, there was every reason to think that Bruce Peppin should have scaled the mountains of midlife with skill and enthusiasm. However, with his marriage and his family relationships deeply broken and his faith in God taking a nose dive, he realized that he had veered… Continue reading Finish Well
Multi-syllabic, Mostly unpronounceable, They march across the pages. Trailing their fathers, Embedded in community, Their names inscribe the ages. There are no nameless -- There are no faceless -- Followers of God Most High. Although we read them With hearts too numb to marvel At the grace that's between the lines; For these are the… Continue reading Just One Thing: Names
If you're looking for a parenting resource that reads like a how-to book, that comes with a list of add-water-and-stir-guidelines and neat solutions, and that points the way to emulating the perfect life of the author, then Sand in My Sandwich is not for you. However, if you have a special needs child and wonder what it… Continue reading Sweet Relief and Hope
"Wait a minute, " I interrupted. "Read that again. Is that really in Deuteronomy?" My husband and I are reading through the Bible this year -- together and out loud. Aside from the challenge of actually being in the same room (or the same vehicle) at the same time for this daily discipline and delight, we… Continue reading God Speaks
"What we want, if men become Christians at all, is to keep them in the state of mind I call, 'Christianity And.' If they must be Christians, let them at least be Christians with a difference. Substitute for the faith itself some Fashion with a Christian coloring." Screwtape In Part One of Jesus Outside… Continue reading Tired of Taking Sides?
Living Our Days 