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My kids were waiting patiently for the alligator to roar and open its giant mouth to reveal gnarly white teeth. We were outside a jungle-themed restaurant, so fortunately it was just a replica of the reptile and not the real thing. As soon as its jaw opened, the kids giggled with delight. Trust me, had

“Delayed obedience is disobedience.” Dad has a lot of one-liners that are catchy, but meaningful. We heard a lot growing up. “Cleanliness is next to godliness” (Clean your room!) “Do your best and try to be the first!” (Dad’s mantra on the way to school) “Stop coming and come!” (Get in the car. We are

I credit my mom for teaching me a few raw and real-life lessons about the mind of a man. Mom is a godly woman who raised us using biblical principles. She is no-nonsense and tells it like it is. There’s no wondering what she means. Early on, I learned the importance of how to talk,

If you are not signed up for our Old Testament reading plan, I would encourage you to do so! Taking the entire year to read just the Old Testament has been really great.  Every time I read the Bible, I “find” something different. Earlier this year, we read through Exodus.  In Exodus 19, the Israelites

This year has been a challenging journey for me. There have been unexpected detours that felt overwhelming and stressful. Truthfully, they left me feeling weary. Some days all I could see was everything that had gone differently than I imagined. Some days the temptation was to just camp out in the land of discouragement.  But

I love Christmas. (I know it’s April, but bear with me!) I am usually ready to start decorating the house in October- as soon as the first flash of cold breeze hits.  My husband has a hard and fast rule that we don’t decorate until after Thanksgiving, and since I need his muscles to drag

We were sitting in the back row of the church, deep in conversation. Since service had ended about an hour prior, the pews had emptied out and it was just the two of us. I was in my early 20’s and she was in her early 80’s. A sweet, beautiful woman with gray and black

As I made my way to work over the last several months, I came across a billboard that was borderline inappropriate. When I knew the sign was coming up, I made a conscious effort to avert my eyes to avoid looking at it. It wasn’t easy because it was a catchy ad, strategically placed near

We were not in agreement. And that was okay. In any relationship, there will be a difference of thoughts and opinions. We won’t align every single time. But you know what I’ve learned the hard way? The beauty of silence during a disagreement. There’s a high likelihood I’ll mess up and say something I’ll regret

I am not a Karen. I just wanted to make that clear before I share my story. Knowing that I was going to have a few medical expenses this year, I put money away in a health care spending account. If you don’t know what that is, it’s like having an account that you can