Everything was all daisies and roses until the summer before I turned 12. I lived with my parents, older sister, and two younger adopted brothers in Orlando, Fl... Read More...
Before my first baby was born, I prepared myself for a major career change. My husband and I had decided that I would stop working outside the home for a while ... Read More...
“Are you Luke Skywalker?” It’s not an odd question in our house, where costumes are king and one minute my oldest son, Hutch (5), will be in Peter Pan green and... Read More...
How to Give a Blessing to Your Child
Drs. John Trent and Gary Smalley outlined five biblical steps for giving a blessing to children in their book The Blessing... Read More...
Middle school students are the oddest of creatures, an alien of sorts! At times they seem strangely intuitive, creative, honest, confident, engaging, insightful... Read More...
The Bible records Jesus asking 307 questions. He was asked 183 questions and only answered three. Jesus understood the art of empowering others through intentio... Read More...
How often have we sat at a wedding, perhaps it happened at your own, and heard a Scripture reading from 1 Corinthians 13, “the love chapter”? We’ve seen the pas... Read More...
The disciples, unable to hold back their smiles and laughter, couldn’t believe what was happening! Less than an hour ago they were cold, wet, hungry, and discou... Read More...
Not long ago, a parent of one of the children in my ministry walked up to me after church and said, “My daughter was asking me questions about what it means to ... Read More...
Last year I had the pleasure of writing a Worship article for HomeFront. I shared about my daughter Mazie and how she and I are both deaf in our right ears due ... Read More...
"Where are You, God?" I can’t tell you how many times these words have escaped my mouth in prayer. The moment things get difficult in my life, I forget the incr... Read More...
Wednesday mornings were always crazy in the Swanson household, and this one was no different. It was snowing, the middle of February, garbage day, and we were l... Read More...
