Couldn't Ask For More

November is a hard month.  The signs of winter shrouding the sky with clouds of heaviness, the naked trees lacking fullness and signs of lif...

Psalm 103:15 Our days on earth are like grass; like wildflowers, we bloom and die. This week we finished reading Where the Red Fern Grows ...

Finding the extraordinary amidst the ordinary. Today was an ordinary day.  I dropped the kids off at Junior Guards, then headed to have th...

I think I could be in the process of a heart change, maybe a growth spurt, or maybe like The Grinch, my heart is growing more love and compa...

I'm speechless...if that's possible. This has been a year of thankfulness. Even though I'd like to think I know myself prett...

Meet Ivan A number of years ago, God placed "the orphan" so heavily on my heart I could scarcely think of little else.  I read...

Teaching the history and overwhelming magnitude of World War II and The Holocaust to 5th-9th grade students can be a daunting task.  I REALL...

What has been will be again. what has been done will be done again/ there is nothing new under the sun. Ecclesiastes 1:9 This morning durin...

Our kids are feeling the bummed-ness and we're all trying to find some joy in our day.  I'm getting many offers for hugs. Our litt...

CrossFit is different.  It's unlike any sport I've ever participated in before.  If you have no athletic ability, you're welcome...

We had a couple errands to do today and while approaching a red light there was a man standing on the median.  We've never seen him befo...

The Baggie I have a large gallon-sized baggie in the car.  The kids brought it home from church a couple weeks ago.  It is filled with h...

Last night we were blessed to attend a recorded taping of a Focus on the Family Feet on the Ground Event .  Brandon Heath started the night ...

Life of luxury. Million dollar mortages. Streets lined with Lexus, Mercedes, BMW, Cadillac. Private schools. Spas. Gardeners. Nannies. House...

Yesterday morning was a big day for kids around the US and possibly the world. The anticipation for what Santa will bring can cause kids sle...