It is family movie night! Movies, popcorn, snacks and snuggles on the couch are one of my favorite times with our girls! This can be so much fun for many families but for some it can be a time of “stress.” What do you watch when you have kids of different age groups who cannot…
Longing for Rest
Sitting on the cabin deck watching the lake roll by and listening to the sound of birds chirping in the trees, I was reminded of Psalm 23. Verses 2-3 say: “He makes me lie down in green pastures, He leads me before quiet waters, He refreshes my soul.” As I reflect on these verses, I…
Freedom Worth Living For
I worked for a missions organization in Boston during the summer of 2011. I was a part of a five person staff that led week-long inner-city mission trips for youth groups across the nation. It was a great experience, but I struggled with the freedom to do what I wanted on our days off. As…
Worship as a Weapon
Have you ever felt so overcome in a situation where you froze up? Maybe you could not even get words out of your mouth to utter a prayer, or cry out? Your trouble could have felt so deep that even God seemed distant from it? SUDDENLY, a worship song pops into your thoughts and you…
Father’s Day
Many men see fatherhood through a personal, narrow lens of their own life experience. What they see is often distorted based on that experience. How many times have we heard someone say, “I won’t ever parent the way my father did.” I said that a few times. Or, “I parent the way I do because…