Will you please allow me a little rant?  Yes I know about love and grace and kindness, but does that really bar my right to get agitated? The pastor sitting …

My Prayer for Warrior Mothers… “You are on the front lines…” my dear friend said to me as I sat crying softly beside her.  Do you ever feel overwhelmed?  Inadequate?  …

Every year our home schooling looks different.  That’s the beautiful thing…depending on the stages, seasons, needs and demands we can tailor our learning to fit those. This year our oldest …

This doesn’t specifically apply to courtship, as we’ve been discussing, but really it is at the heart of everything–including preparing our children for marriage. A friend of mine relayed the …

A reader mentioned that she hears a lot about preparing daughters for marriage, but not much about sons.  While we haven’t yet walked through marriage  We’ve walked through marriage one, …

We just got back from our “family vacation”. How does a family of 10 take a cheap vacation?  Ingenuity! First, don’t own a pool.  That way, your kids think swimming …

Justin & Melissa Whenever I bring up a topic, it’s invariably difficult to know whether to preface it with basic explanations for those unfamiliar with it, or to jump into …

I don’t post provocative topics for the enjoyment of debate.  I write about what is heavy on my heart because there is only one hope for humanity–the redemption of The …

I would like to leave Mark Driscoll behind, and yet revisit one of his quotes: Read through the end of this post…if you stop short, the gospel will be incomplete. …

Some of the comments from a recent post reminded me of a gripe I’ve had for awhile, though it’s a bit difficult to articulate.  Running rampant in this culture is …

If you’re a Christian, you are deeply concerned with the climate of our nation and the outrageous steps in the ungodly direction we’re taking.  Last week I attempted to express …

Many parents operate from a motivation of comfort.  The behavior they seek to bring about in their children is mostly about making life easier rather than shaping the child’s character …

How many times have I been to this place? Broken, soul-prostrate, and begging for grace. Bringing the same, ugly, flesh-covered sin– Can I even ask You to pardon again? It’s …

In Think Outside the Classroom, I included about 5 “idea corners” to spark creativity.  I thought I’d share one of those here… Idea Corner: Pick a “word of the day” …