Every year as December approaches the call goes out among Christians to remember the “real reason for Christmas.” As television specials about Rudolph, Frosty and The Grinch are joined with songs about rocking around the Christmas tree and grandma getting run over by reindeer, it is easy to feel like Jesus’ birth gets lost in…
Category: Faith
Showing Up for the Next Generation
I’m a doer. I have checklists and I find great satisfaction checking off my little hand-drawn boxes on lists. I’m also a busy mom – with three kids, a dog and a husband, a full-time job, a home to care for and everything (and everyone) else in between – busyness calls the shots in my…
Take Time to Slow Down
I love the holidays! I love the hustle and bustle of the season, the twinkling lights, houses smelling of cinnamon and evergreen. Our family traditions, all the parties and celebrations, the anticipation of my kids receiving their gifts. I even love the added task of the dreaded elf on the shelf. I love to go,…
Loving Youth Cross-Culturally
A few years ago, my wife and I had the privilege of visiting her sister’s family on a mountain ledge in Papua New Guinea, where they live and serve the Pal tribe. As missionaries with Ethnos360 (formerly New Tribes Missions), they live deep in the jungle, 30 minutes by helicopter or a three-day hike. Living…
Changing Plans
As a little girl, I often dreamt of what my life would be like in the future. I envisioned living my happily ever after with my own prince charming, two happy kids, a house in the country and a job that I loved going to everyday. At that point, I hadn’t decided yet if I…