"So, tell me the one reason we celebrate Easter." This is the question that I asked my class during the service at church on a recent Sunday morning. As the eager hands began to raise, I couldn't help but wonder what answers were going to spill out of their mouths. "To have Easter egg hunts!" [...]
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My One True Valentine
We love each other because He loved us first. 1 John 4:19 "Mommy, please...PLEASE help me! I can't find my valentines!" And so began the task of looking in every bag, every box, every nook, every cranny for the valentines that the little fella swore were in each place we checked. Until we finally gave up [...]
When Loving Others is Hard
Love one another with brotherly affection. Romans 12:10 Love. Defined as admiration, desire, or attraction. Most of us think of this definition when we think of the meaning of the word. No matter our walks in life, most of us, probably all of us, have experienced admiration, desire, or attraction. Love. Also defined as unselfish [...]
Why a Little Magic at Christmas Doesn’t Hurt
"It is good to be children sometimes, and never better than at Christmas when its mighty Founder was a child Himself" -Charles Dickens The picture above is, in fact, a picture of the Elf on a Shelf. This Elf has been a part of this household for two Christmas seasons now, and in all honesty, [...]
Straight Up: Messy Truth 