Since before she could even string together a sentence, our Kali has been a girl of great enthusiasm. I know our daughter doesn’t have a corner on the market of childlike wonder, ...

In the penultimate episode of Season 3 of Ted Lasso, during a tender scene between a mother and her adult son (also a parent), Dottie Lasso offers up this bit of wisdom: ...

During my first year of motherhood, when we were still living in California, there was a Trader Joe’s a couple of miles from our apartment. Trader Joe’s was not my usual shopping ...

“Have you ever pondered the incredible delight of a negative freedom—not a license to do something, but a freedom from something?” This is a question Dennis Kinlaw poses at the start of ...

Do you remember doing tangram puzzles when you were in school? I always thought they were a lot of fun, and Charleston shares my enthusiasm. With his strong logical/spatial skills, he tends ...

You *might* have noticed that the current state of affairs in the American Church is. . . not so great (#understatement). I am blessed to be somewhat shielded from the all the ...

Memorizing my monthly verses along with Charleston this year (something I shared about in this post) has been such a blessing. This spiritual practice of Scripture memory has always been deeply impactful ...

The uncertainty of the past few years has provided copious evidence for the futility in making New Year’s predictions. In his reflections on the start of another new year, author Tim Challies ...