Wear It on Your Sleeve
This summer I finished the 752-page history of Rome, "Caesar and Christ" by Will Durant. It traces the history of the Roman civilization and the rise of Christianity from their beginnings to A.D. 325. Full [...]
Don’t Skip the Credits
If you were to join us for a family movie night on a weekend, you would discover some of our traditions and weird foibles: One child grabs a picnic blanket to spread out on the [...]
Make Yourself Heard
This summer marks the third year that the kids and I have participated in the National Bible Bee Summer Study. This ministry and study hold a happy place in my heart—I am delighted to have [...]
How’s Your Back Seat?
My phone vibrated one afternoon this week. "I'm in a pickle! My car broke down running errands…might you be able to come pick us up?" My friend and two of her young children were about [...]
An Engaged Life
Do you wear a wedding ring on your left hand? Remember that happy day when you were engaged? Everything that you did was about and for your fiancé. Their every preference on the forefront of [...]
Observations from a Coffee Shop
The past several weeks, I have become “a regular” at our local coffee shop. The kids have been enjoying summer camp, and I take myself and my laptop to Local, claim a corner, and finesse [...]