Stereotypes. Every niche has one. The Working Mom. The Homeschooling Mom. The Sports Dad. The Social Justice Warrior. The Pastor’s Wife. We all fit under…
Who Will Go Next?
He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose. —Jim Elliot I’ve been surprised by the ongoing dialogue regarding John…
Is It Worth It?
In a Facebook group recently, a fellow wife and mother asked a really, really good question: Is a husband traveling away from home frequently “worth…
How Not To Play Right Back
Here’s how you play right back in soccer: take a look at Mathaus, and do the opposite of what he’s doing. No, that’s not because…
Friendship
Fifteen years ago, our families met at the end of a driveway. I had three children 5 and under and there were still boxes to be unpacked…
Homeschooling Like Sunflowers
Dear homeschooling families, For three years, my wife has planted sunflowers with the hope of watching them grow into a sunflower house for the children. …
Backyard Missions
I had a conversation a few weeks ago with a woman who outwardly fit the bill of “Good Christian.” She was kind. She helped others…
Sometimes The Better Team Loses
France won the World Cup, and my 5-year-old son cried. Not just cried, but sobbed.
“Is everybody ready to be so happy?!?”
This week marks our two-year anniversary of moving to and starting Floating Axe Farm. As we pulled into the driveway for the first time with most…
Refreshed in Community
Now that I’ve been here two years (tomorrow!) and have accepted that my vision of where I would find community is clearly so very different than…