October 3, 2025 Thrill “It has given me great joy to find some of your children walking in the truth just as the Father commanded us” (2 John…
September 19, 2025 Let it Show “Still, he loved him, and he cherished the sorrow and suffering of love more than the joy and happiness without the boy.” (Herman Hesse,…
March 21, 2025 Engage! Emptying: When my children were young, I fully engaged in their care. Other things, teaching, friendships, and writing, just had to wait. The urgent…
November 29, 2024 I’ll Keep It! Last night I sat surrounded by the “fruit of my labor,” four adults aged 18-23, filling our plates with diverse expressions of creativity. This…
September 20, 2024 Matter “He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together” (Colossians 1:17). Matter: 1. anything that takes up space and can be…
September 18, 2024 Those Babies Grow Fast! This month my son will reach a huge milestone. Kellen turns 18 on the 20th! It seems like I should be good at this…
September 6, 2024 Youth (This month my youngest becomes an adult. I am writing on parenting young adults. My timely five minute write prompt is the word YOUTH)…