Then the Lord God took the man and put him into the Garden of Eden to cultivate it and keep it. ~ Genesis 2:15 Our…
Upside down
I’ve spent a lot of time lately pondering the innate upside down truths of the Gospel. Dying to live. Loving enemies. The meek inheriting the…
Being equally yoked
Do not be bound together with unbelievers; for what partnership have righteousness and lawlessness, or what fellowship has light with darkness? ~ 2 Corinthians 6:14…
Perfectly imperfect
Dear lady standing next to me at the public bathroom sink, Yes, I have an issue, and it’s called OCD. The chemical misfires in my…
Homeschooling High School {on Straddle Parenting}
Once upon a time, all of our kids were little. They were little and cute and man, high school seemed really far away. And then…
Created by God
God created man in His own image, in the image of God He created him. ~ Genesis 1:27 I was standing in the bathroom one…
Working together
Next to him Shallum the son of Hallohesh, the official of half the district of Jerusalem, made repairs, he and his daughters. ~ Nehemiah 3:12…
It {what parents fear most}
We all blink. All of us. Good parents blink. Bad parents blink. Even those of us in-the-middle, just-trying-to-be-decent parents blink. In the seconds when we…
Teaching the truth
“You shall teach them diligently to your sons.” ~ Deuteronomy 6:7a I don’t know about you, but I think raising sons is sometimes harder than…
Telling stories
Taking the child by the hand, He said to her, “Talitha kum!” (which translated means, “Little girl, I say to you, get up!”). ~ Mark…