When I became a mom, and especially when I became a homeschool mom, I took a new look at Matthew 7: 16-20: By their fruit you will recognize them. Do people pick grapes from thornbushes, or figs from thistles? Likewise, every good tree ...
Faith
Life and death and everything between
So this weekend we are headed out east for yet another funeral. My husband’s side of the family has had many of them the past years. Some would be seen as tragic, some would be seen as blessed relief from extreme suffering. They are ...
The Gift of Challenges
Like you, I love my children. It’s not just love love. It’s the kind of love that would make me throw myself in front of a truck if I could save one of my kiddos from pain. We didn’t become a family easily. Our resume includes infertility, ...
Children parenting and faith formation: God Pursues His Beloved:
Christian parents, are you worried your kids aren’t following God? Probably like you, we raised our kids in church. We homeschooled them because we wanted their education to be infused with their faith instead of in opposition to it. ...
Hitherto
My father-in-law died this week, a little more than a year since my mother-in-law passed. The year without his beloved Rose Marie was torture for him. He spoke of her often and of his desire to be united with her. He left peacefully on a Tuesday ...