“We are His, beloved, the sanctuary where His Spirit dwells and makes His home.” Our house went on the market this week, a big red FOR SALE sign dug into the front lawn. My family is ready for change and yet our emotions are right there at the surface, sentiment hanging around as a guest [...]
“I see myself in her experience, the two of us out there on that playground, sitting exposed and vulnerable in a place of isolation.” It’s the normal after-school routine: the sound of the school bell at 3 p.m., then the sudden rush of beaming children moving like a swarm of bees towards the playground. My [...]
“This bit of wisdom, passed down from generations past, tells us to move from the general to the specific, to know our children and fan the flames of their unique fascinations so that they will recognize their calling in due season and not veer from it.” “Train children in the right way, and when they [...]
This is for when the day has been a bit long and your patience has been a bit short. When you find yourself saying things like Don’t Make Me Come Down There and Stop Touching Each Other and Because I Said So, That’s Why. It’s for when you forgot to eat breakfast and so you ate the crusts of peanut [...]
I was an unwanted child. I never felt at home in my own home. It was the family joke–yeah, she’s the self-made grandchild. The police left you on the doorstep. The first two children were planned, and then you … With two alcoholic parents, there wasn’t much attention or tending going on. Rising and walking [...]
