Devotion on Prayer For The Hungry Heart
Someone sent me a great video clip from America’s Funniest Videos. I don’t know if it won, but I would’ve given it first place. It…
Trading the Seen for the Unseen
I am expecting guests to arrive later today. My house is not ready. My laundry is not done. I am out of dish detergent and…
5 Ways to Teach Our Children to Love Others
In the grocery store line, on the playground, and at the car wash, my girls want to know, “Are you a Christian?” It makes me…
Is It Time for a Clean Sweep?
I always loved the television show Clean Sweep. In the show the contents of a whole room are placed into a person’s driveway, and their…
Being Content: A Struggle for Us and Our Kids
My friend Sally has a 5-year- old who is driving her crazy. If she takes him swimming he’s sad he didn’t go to the playground…
Perspective Matters
Recently my grandson Fitz exploded into tears because his mother asked him to hold his brother’s hand for a photo. He did not want to…
Five Truths to Teach My Daughter Before Kindergarten
A few months ago, I wrote a post about savoring the last year with my daughter at home before she starts kindergarten. I like to…
Confronting the Comparison Trap
“She always gets to go first. You never let me…” “He has this new Xbox game. Why won’t you get it for me?” “Everyone else…
10 Questions to Ask When Trying to Discern the Will of God
One of the main things I struggle with is how to know what God wants me to do. When the decision is between right and…