Here comes Christmas! It seems like it happens every year around this time 😉. For me there is a push and a pull between the fun of celebrating the holiday...
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I still remember the day like it was yesterday. The year was 2015. It was a hot, Saturday afternoon in June and my wife, Kathy, and I were headed to...
The year was 1982. It was a chilly Michigan May night and my Dad was sitting in his favorite rocker watching the 11 o’clock news. A loud noise interrupted the rhythm of the news. What was...
May is Mental Health Awareness month in the United States. I suppose in past years a typical reaction for many of us might have been casual disinterest, but this year is different. Whether you have a family...
Several times a week someone asks me: How is your husband? I answer: He is doing well. This question is asked because my husband, Jake, has lived in quarantine since...
March 13, 2020, I remember walking around my classroom, staring at the faces of each student and convinced I would see them after Spring Break. COVID-19 wasn’t real and it...
Early one Easter morning a family was driving to the sunrise service at church. The sun was just beginning to rise when a rabbit dashed into the road. The husband...
At first, it seemed fun. We wore pajamas, I made a special breakfast, we had TV trays and sat in the family room where my husband Regan had us precariously...
Teens can be difficult to talk to, and it can be challenging figuring out how to talk about God with your teen. Sometimes pulling information from a teenager is like...
Have you ever wondered, “Does God love me?” Many of us have asked this at least once. Especially when wonder why bad things like pandemics happen, we sometimes question our...
The Bible is at the foundation of the Christian faith, but it can also feel daunting to read. If you are learning or relearning how to read the Bible, do...
It started out like any other day in the cold month of November. At the time, I was a 23-year-old college student living at home with my parents. I had...
While 2020 is over, the effects of the year’s events are lingering. Everyone has lived through a year of stress, anxiety and grief. And it was hard. In December 2020,...
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