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Sunday, May 22nd, 2011

Hang Up and Drive!

Gary & I have been talking about this very thing, well not people driving while talking on their cell phone [afraid we can’t cast that stone] anyway, we try to be careful, but that isn’t the point. It’s the idea that so often young parents begin their journey without a plan and wonder why after [...]

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Monday, August 16th, 2010

Consistency

Parents are really no different than most of the other humans on the planet. We struggle with the same things. We can be selfish and tired and busy. We prefer to do the work that is easy and hope the hard stuff goes away. We’d still rather eat the dessert than the veggies. That’s the [...]

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Saturday, February 13th, 2010

Arrows

It is truly an amazing thing to be a parent. It may not always feel amazing, but it always is amazing. I’ve lately been looking into my family heritage and I’ve been touched by the things I’ve found. I’ve found Christians and pagans, rulers and slaves, individuals who changed the world and others who let [...]

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