Celebrating the baptism of my youngest daughter. Continue reading »
A celebration outdoors on a beautiful morning. Continue reading »
When do we outgrow the need to be affirmed or affirm others? Continue reading »
Sometimes we feel like Nehemiah. We are deeply sad to see something important to us in ruins. We feel like God has let us down. And as we try to rebuild whatever it is we’re attacked at every turn. We have to keep rebuilding with one hand while the other holds a weapon at the ready. Continue reading »
Since Easter we’ve been talking about the things Jesus said about himself during his ministry on earth. He said he was bread, a door, a gate, a shepherd, a vine, etc. I’ve had a lot of fun attaching Jesus’ face, arms and feet to the different things Jesus said he was. It’s silly, but it … Continue reading »
I did something I never thought I’d do to help guide the kids time in our house church — I bought a curriculum! Here’s what I bought and why. It’s called Telling God’s Story by Peter Enns, and it comes from the same publishers who created Story of the World, a world history curriculum my girls have used and we all absolutely loved. Continue reading »
photo © 2005 Bjørn Bulthuis | more info (via: Wylio)Last week we gathered with several people in our home for Maundy Thursday. I love this tradition so much that in past years I attended services at churches I don’t call home. This year I had the privilege of sharing it with friends from within our … Continue reading »
photo © 2007 Stephen Cummings | more info (via: Wylio) This past Sunday was one of those weeks. One of those weeks when the kids are just nuts! Loud happy play, loud unhappy crying, toddlers getting into everything, lots of tattling, attention spans even shorter than usual, etc. But, we persevered. I do believe, perhaps … Continue reading »
This Sunday the Treasure Box time was a lot of fun. We had a feast! The verse we focused on was Psalm 23:5 ”You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows.” The table was set with lots of the kids’ favorite foods including mac-n-cheese, … Continue reading »
I wrote this some time back and decided to post it today as it pertains to what we talked about with the kids last week in my home church. Verse 4 of Psalm 23 says: “Even though I walk through the darkest valley, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they … Continue reading »
photo © 1998 Russ | more info (via: Wylio) This week’s Treasure Box focused on verse four of Psalm 23: ”Even though I walk through the darkest valley, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me.” This was a bit more challenging to me because we have mostly younger, … Continue reading »
