The Kid In Front of Me

My heart sinks when I read the text: the teenage son of some friends has gotten into trouble. After months of poor decisions, he ran away from home, only to be picked ...

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Present in 2026 Book Review #3: Keeping Company with Jesus

We’ve all heard the adage, “you can tell a lot about a person by looking at the company they keep.” As Jesus’ followers and disciples, we want to look and act like ...

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Staying Human

Earlier this month we had the opportunity to attend the Great Homeschool Convention that takes place in our neck of the woods each summer. We’ve attended the convention for a handful of ...

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Believe it. . . or not?

I am a product of the California public school system. No schooling method, setting, or institution is perfect, but as far as education goes, I feel like I received a pretty good ...

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Attention, everyone!

It was a Friday morning, which meant that the kids and I were gathered in the living room for our weekly “Friday History” day. I sat criss-cross on the floor, Nico in ...

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This One Will Make My Dad Blush

Last month, our family of six made our annual pilgrimage from our home in Central Texas to Southern California, where I spent the first thirty-two years of my life. You can take ...

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On Bird Feeders and Funny Family Memories (and what they are teaching me about trusting the Lord)

When I was a junior in high school, our family spent spring break on a cruise through the Caribbean. This was back in the days when spring break was tied to Easter, ...

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Our Personal Savior

This year, instead of reading through the full Bible in 365 days1 as I’ve done for the last few years, I am taking a slow-and-steady approach through just the New Testament, using ...

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Reject, Receive, or Redeem?

In his letter to the Ephesians, the apostle Paul admonished the church of new believers to “Be very careful, then, how you liveโ€”not as unwise but as wise, making the most of every ...

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Present in 2026 Book Review #1: Every Home a Foundation

I’ve always loved home. Growing up, I actually spent a fair amount of time outside the home: I attended public schools and was involved in multiple extracurriculars during the school year, and ...

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