An Illustration of Friendship for Kids
As your mother and I want you and your brothers to love one another, God wants His children to love one another as well.... Read More...
“It’s like she’s not even practicing.”
Audrey’s piano teacher was standing in front of me, giving her honest assessment. Her eyes were kind, and her voice soft... Read More...
A Class Tradition
Back-to-School means getting back into a routine! Get your child’s class together to create these DIY Homeless Blessing Bags. This activity i... Read More...
Gary Smalley Talks About Grandparenting and Positive Change
When my grandson Michael was ten years old, he lived about a block away from Norma and me. One day ... Read More...
Do you own a compass?
What about a map? If you do own one, do you look at it often? The idea of map reading for direction is a foreign concept to anyone born i... Read More...
Have you ever wondered why you should eat dinner together every night?
In Jessica Barna’s “Power of the Dinner Hour” statistics, she states:
The more often ... Read More...
I love my kids. That’s nothing new, most people love their kids.
But I actually like my kids. I like being around them. I like them as the awesome little peopl... Read More...
There’s a crazy thing that happens when you tell stories around a campfire that most people never notice because they only attend one week of camp per year. But... Read More...
I remember my first time like it was yesterday. I was fifteen years old. It was Christmas morning. As a gift to our entire family, my mother had the brilliant i... Read More...
My husband pastors our church, and we have many opportunities to serve together. Those times are exhilarating as we use our gifts and see God at work.
Recently... Read More...
My oldest son and I were having a picnic lunch together in the backyard. He was five years old at the time and my three younger children were all napping. We we... Read More...
I was making dinner in the kitchen … okay, I was heating up a package of frozen premade orange chicken.
It was a long day. Don’t judge.
I did sprinkle chi... Read More...
