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Tough Question Monday
Did Jesus really do miracles? How do I know the Bible is true? What if we’re wrong and there is no heaven? Is Jesus really coming back? These are all questions I’ve been asked by 9-year-old in the last two months. She’s my kid who has to examine everything. She has to understand it all … Continue reading
Being a Mom is Always Worth It
I’d like a do-over on the first few days of 2013. I started off the year sick with a nasty head cold. It’s been a long time since I pretty much did nothing all day, but that’s what I’ve done for the past two days. Then, last night, just as I was beginning to feel … Continue reading
Parenting is Like Building Legos
1,254 tiny, hop-on-one-foot-when-you-step-on-them-in-the-middle-of-the-night pieces. That’s six bags and two instruction books worth of Legos. It’s more than six hours of sitting cross-legged on the floor with the 9-year-old who just wants her Millennium Falcon to be done. It’s an aching back and a happy daughter. As I spent my Christmas afternoon engrossed in figuring out … Continue reading
It’s Not About Rules
This weekend my cousin’s wife and I were talking about our kids. We both have a child who requires explicit instructions on what to do with no room for loopholes. We talked about how hard we had to think when telling those kids to do something or not do something so that we leave no … Continue reading
When Your Best Isn’t Enough
We’ve just about finished a huge basement remodel. We’ve been working at it on and off for five years, but we needed to have it finished by this Friday. My extended family is coming for a visit, and we need the sleeping space. We’ve done all the work ourselves, from putting in the studs to … Continue reading
What Kids Need
My oldest daughter turns 11 on Friday. Recently, I looked through her baby book and wondered how this little, helpless, bald baby had turned into this 5-foot-tall, beautiful young lady. As I flipped through the pages of her baby book, I thought about how different life is today from what it was when she was … Continue reading
Standing with God (Romans 12:2)
The stuffed animals were tossed carelessly on the floor in a pile — all of them. My 9-year-old lay in her bed alone. “Why are all the animals on the floor?” I asked. “I’m not sleeping with them,” she said. “Why not?” I asked. “Everyone says only babies sleep with stuffed animals,” she replied. “Do … Continue reading
Getting to the Heart of the Matter
Spring hockey started this week. Last night was my youngest daughter’s second practice. I could tell something was wrong almost from the minute she stepped on the ice. She wasn’t paying attention, and she was putting very little effort into the practice. By the time we got in the car, she had told me her … Continue reading
Little Bear Blue Moments
This is Little Bear Blue. He’s one of my youngest daughter’s favorite stuffed animals. Every morning when my daughter gets out of bed, she brings me Little Bear Blue for his morning hug. When my daughter comes home from school, Little Bear Blue comes out to get his afternoon hug. Before she goes to bed … Continue reading
Memory Monday: The Praise of Children (Psalm 8:1-2)
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I sit with my cup of tea, my Bible open in my lap. My to-do list sits forgotten at my side. I read words I’ve read dozens of times before, and I am struck speechless by what I read. It’s as if the words are new, as if I’ve never read them before. LORD, our … Continue reading
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