How to Send a Hug Around the World
Step 1: Sponsor a child (or two!) through Compassion International. Step 2: Write letters to start building a relationship, then excitedly wait for your letters from them! Step 3: Get your kids involved! Let them write letters, draw pictures, pray. It makes the world a little bit smaller to know there are kids just like [...]
Let Your Fish Swim
“Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.” ― Albert Einstein I have a couple fish. In fact, I am a fish too! We aren’t good at absolutely everything those around us are good [...]
OctoberBaby—Coming to Theaters in March!
I had the privilege of screening OctoberBaby this week. It’s a new Provident Films (ala Courageous, Fireproof) movie releasing in theaters on March 23. View the trailer here. This movie is likely different than any you’ve seen, as its main character is an abortion survivor. At age 19, she finds out the truth about her [...]
Grace at the Gate
I wrote this on the last day of a 30-day family RV trip, during which time, my blog was broken! But I still do hope to share some special thoughts and experiences from that trip in future blog posts. I’m recalling one of those moments after a restless night of sleep last night. One of [...]
Courageous—the Movie
(watch the trailer here) Save. the. date. September 30 is opening day for this movie, and its message needs to reach as many people as possible. Please see this movie!! Sherwood Pictures, who produced Fireproof and Facing the Giants, has come up with another powerfully impactful movie, this time focused on fatherhood and reminding men [...]
Book on running?
God’s been speaking to me through several different books lately. One is a book our small group of friends-doing-life-together is studying, called Crazy Love by Francis Chan. I read it last year on my own and it’s been great going through it with a group. Short version…God loves us so much it’s crazy, and [...]
Handel at the Mall
This video brought tears to my eyes and I had to share it! We were at a little French bakery for lunch the other day when a brass quartet came in, played Carol of the Bells and left. Not quite the same as this flash mob, but still very heart-warming! Would love to have been [...]
Why Grown-ups Don’t Have Toys
So, our 5 year old has been giving us “growing” experiences as parents. Challenges, some might call them. We’ve tried various approaches to discipline and as of yet have not found “the One” that works for him. Currently, we are taking away toys for disobedience (he doesn’t like it and it results in less clutter [...]
Dogs & Books
“Outside of a dog, a book is man’s best friend. Inside of a dog it’s too dark to read.” — Groucho Marx We do love dogs and books in this house! Sadly, right now, no dog. So we’ll keep on enjoying our books!
