Earlier this month, Christian singer-songwriter Forrest Frank made waves when he announced that he would not be attending the Dove Awards. In a social media post about his decision, the musician explained ...
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In Praise of Handwashing Dishes (and why we don’t own a working dishwasher)
I grew up in a home without a dishwasher. Technically, we owned a dishwasher, but I don’t recall seeing my mom use it in the twenty-three years I lived in my parents’ ...
Grace and Peace
The pastor at our new church recently began a year-long teaching series on the book of Ephesians. I love this expository preaching style that takes the focus away from the topic of ...
Lately || September 2025
I am not sure if I actually lived the month of September or simply free-fell through it. We are in what is possibly the busiest season our family has EVER experienced, and ...
A Love That Grows
“Mama?” Kali’s quivering voice belied her confidence as she broke through the cacophony of voices clamoring for my attention. “Before Sully and I were born, did Charlie have all your love?” Her ...
Kalinda Joy & Sullivan Luke || Now we are six!
My dearest Kali Joy and Sully Luke, Happy 6th birthday (in two days) to the sweetest pair of twins there ever was! Goodness gracious, how I love the two of you and ...
Fruitful
Before we begin, I want to acknowledge that it’s been a sad week for our nation. Like many of you, I am heartbroken over the loss of Charlie Kirk in addition to ...
Lately || August 2025
August was a big month for our family: we celebrated a milestone birthday; got underway with some new ventures (a Classical Conversations community for the family, and American Heritage Girls for Kali ...
What I Learned This Summer . . . About Faith, Family, Floods, & First Birthdays (plus a few more things).
I’m toying with the idea of moving to a year-round school schedule for our homeschool. The biggest reason is that summer is actually the worst time of year for our family to ...
Nickelson Ryan || Twelve Months Old!!!
Happy Birthday to my precious Nico-Nico! One year ago today you burst into our lives and our hearts in the most humbling, gloriously imperfect fashion. In many ways, yours was the birth ...