Early morning is my time. I prefer to rise while it’s still dark. I’m obviously not wired for late nights; my thinking gets muddled as the…
The only one
Years ago, I learned a lesson the hard way. Mired in depression and struggling with the fact that my life at that moment was good, but…
How to be REAL without being RUDE
I admit to being completely caught off guard when my August post, “My husband is an idiot and I can’t stand my kids,” garnered so much…
On missions and yarn
I’m not going to lie — before missions entered our life, we had more. More expendable income. More assurance that the world was (mostly) safe.…
Introducing … Straddle Parenting
Back when we started this website, our focus was fairly clear: we were called to provide encouragement to families taking the road less travelled. For two…
Should
It’s the day before Thanksgiving. I should be baking pies.
Any given day
Some days are special. Weddings, births, adoptions, baptisms, graduations. Milestones, all of them. Special days. But most days? They’re just days.
If you have eyes to see
You live your life, day in and day out. You cook in the same kitchen, hug the same children, pull on the same shoes when…
Resources for supporting the persecuted church
Until recently, reports of Christian persecution were rarely front-page news. ISIS and its particularly nauseating brand of cruelty has awakened the disinterested news outlets, and social…
Who are the persecuted?
An illusion exists, even now, that there is safety in following Jesus. Somehow, someway, American Christians failed to embrace the truth Christ himself didn’t just…