My daughter Rebekah is launching out into the world this year. At 19, she graduated from high school last spring and is starting a two year culinary internship to become a sous chef. As I see my children growing up, I ask myself as a parent, Am I Teaching My Children...
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God is Pushing Me to Painful Places
God is Pushing Me to Painful Places During one of our initial foster care classes, we were given a checklist of problems that are typical for foster children. We were to check the ones we would be willing to handle if the agency called with a child needing care:...
A Day in the Life of a Rummage Sale-ist
A Day in the Life of Rummage Sale-ist This is a true story. Parental discretion advised. 7:23 AM - I'm so excited! I love rummage sales! All that hard work is going to pay off. We are going to have a hundred kajillion customers and everything will sell and all that...
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Noticing God’s Hand
Noticing God's Hand When we were little, we might have learned to trust our mom or dad, our teachers, perhaps a coach, or maybe a really good friend. We trusted those people because we could tell they cared about us. It could be that you didn’t have this experience....
An Adoption Conversation
Paul and I were looking through photographs on the computer and came upon pictures of Zack as a baby. Zack joined our family as our foster son when he was 3 months old with the name "Derrek." When we adopted him at 18 months old, we changed his first name to...
A Courageous Boy Needs a Brave Mom
Our family is hiking at the Black Canyon today. It's mid-afternoon and the sun is hot. We have stopped for a rest break. Our youngest son Zack is fussy and most of the kids are ready to head back to the van for the lunch waiting in the cooler. Josiah, our...
Putting my Wheels to the Road for a Worthy Cause
In a few weeks I will ride more than 150 miles in the 25th Courage Classic bicycle tour benefiting Children's Hospital Colorado. The event includes multiple passes through our beautiful Rocky Mountains. I ride in honor of my 5 year old son, Zack. Zack has a rare...
Zip Lines and Trust Cries
Zip Lines and Trust Cries: A Christian devotional about trusting God. Zip Lines and Trust Cries by Christine Drews A few years ago, I went on a zip line excursion with my family in Hawaii. Zip lines are becoming more common at vacation destinations, so maybe you have...
How Do YOU Handle the Detours of Life?
A Countdown about the Last Day of our Camping Vacation One broken down van. Two hours waiting for the tow truck. Four beds at the Alpine Inn in Gunnison, CO. Five boneless wings, 2 orders of bread sticks, a salad and 2 pizzas from Pizza Hut. Six backpacks & 2...
Real Beauty, Defined, by Guest Author Jill Csillag
from Sara: Today's post is written by Jill Csillag, a certified Personal Trainer in Dayton, OH. Like me, Jill has also lost over 100 pounds! She is certified through the Kenneth Cooper Aerobic Institute. She has a personal intimate connection with Auto-Immune...
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