Driving home recently, I was on the phone with a friend who was super stressed out. In the middle of our conversation, I paused and asked her if she was outside. “I am,” she said. “Can you see the clouds?” I said. “Yes! They look like cotton candy!”“They are so...
This old green chair has been a front-row seat witnessing the good, the bad and the ugly of our lives. Super Bowl championships, comforting sick babies, recovering from surgery (with a bag of frozen peas to keep the swelling at bay!), time outs, times of prayer, movie...
It’s back to school time, which for many children brings up anxieties and fears. Riding the bus, peer issues, academic performance, and classroom expectations require a lot from our young ones. Trying to get to the bottom of your child’s anxiety can be difficult....
First of all, I need to say our marriage didn’t start out with us praying together. We usually avoided talking about anything spiritual at all. Truthfully, our marriage was in trouble. We were both doing our own thing and going our way. We had moved to Sioux Center,...