Sometimes I look at the messes in my life and I think, "There is no way God can possibly use this aspect of my life for His good." I'm talking about Continue Reading
A Holy, Messy Love — A 5 Day Journey
In 1 John 3:1 it says, "See what kind of love the Father has given us."Â Let's spend the next 7 days seeing God's love. Will you join me? Each day we Continue Reading
When You Can’t Get the #$%^ Printer to Print
I had a document I absolutely had to print. I needed it -- like, yesterday. My laptop said, "Printer is offline." The printer was not offline. The Continue Reading
Hard is Hard is Hard
Last night I had the opportunity to speak with a group of parents of special needs children. I was able to share one of my favorite talks, "I Didn't Continue Reading
How to Make Your Kids (and Husband) Feel Like Rock Stars
Our 10 year old was having trouble making good choices at school. I wanted to give him a tangible reminder that I knew he could make good Continue Reading
I Love My Messy Family
Today, I really need to say out loud and in print how much I love my messy family. I'm not sure what you mentally picture on your side of the Continue Reading
How Do We Fix Our Kids’ Gimmies?
Readers, will you help provide some answers? How do we fix our kids' Gimmies? As in, the constant desire to Give-Me This, and Give-Me That. I'm Continue Reading
Guiding Our Children Through Life’s Ugliness
One of my children is currently dealing with intense issues surrounding identity, life story, and relationships. There are parts of this child's Continue Reading
When You Feel Lonely In Your Calling
Perhaps you are caring for an aging or ill spouse, and this leaves you isolated. Maybe you have a special needs child and few of your friends Continue Reading
When Our So-Much-Less-Than-Good-Enough Is Radically Inspiring
So We Did This Thing. I did this thing. My family did this thing. This group of people, we did this thing. God did this thing, truly. This Continue Reading
Why We Don’t “Forget” Who Is Adopted
Lately I've read of several different families who, like our family, have both biological children and adopted children. These families struggle with Continue Reading
A True Sign of Character
When a person is able to go through great personal loss yet retain his or her sense of humor, to me that shows great character -- and Continue Reading
