Once our three children tried to help our goldfish "grow” by squirting lotion into her (his?) bowl. When we found “Strawberry” (the fish had an unlikely name) floating upside down in the bowl, the kids burst into tears. They wailed as I scooped the fish out with a net and put it in a little [...]
I’ll bet it’s happened to you, too. You mention your faith and immediately, your friends change the subject.You credit God for doing something good in your life, and there’s an awkward silence.Some act annoyed, or even offended, when you invite them to a church service or a Bible study.It’s only natural to want to share [...]
Seriously: I. Was. Not. Okay. It was 96-degrees the day we moved our twins into their dorm rooms, but my heart felt like a block of ice. Back and forth to the car I trudged, as if it were the end of the world. My boys were leaving home. Leaving the nest. Leaving me. As [...]