FAITH…are we losing it?  You know, the real kind that we saw in the saints of the past.  Think back…to Noah, Abraham, Moses, Daniel, Joshua, Paul–George Mueller, George Whitfield…so many …

(Disclaimer:  Though I mentioned bank accounts in this post, I didn’t really intend for the focus to be there; I’m not trying to make a firm statement about whether or …

My youngest daughter (18 months old) has entered “the moment of truth”.  It is crucial, IMO, that child training starts very early–even as babies we begin using certain words to …

We tend to look around at other moms and compare ourselves, thinking our children might fare better if only we were–“better”… “I don’t see how she keeps her house so …

Visionary daughters.  Daughters with a purpose.  Call it what you will…it’s a beautiful–AND RARE–thing. I mention them on the blog from time to time, but we have some friends who live with …

Sweet child of mind, that I have yet to meet—God has woven such a mysterious reality in my womb! I have not yet held you, and yet I hold you …

I don’t post pictures of my fam very often, but when my brother sent these really cool shots from a photo shoot they took in Sedona, AR, I decided to post a …

Cleaners: Do they have to be the pre-packaged, store-bought ones? Many are now seeing the hazards of the chemicals in commercial cleaners, so there’s a double benefit to making your …

I sparked this dating discussion with thoughts about waiting until marriage to kiss; the heart of the matter, though, has little to do with kissing, but rather taking a whole …

Apparently there’s a movement among more mainstream evangelicals to WAIT about kissing until marriage.  (You know, prior to this, it was just us weirdos who would think of such a …

It’s one of my most passionate topics (no pun intended)–the debate over America’s system of recreational dating.   I’ll say up front, this is a topic I am burdened about as …

Do you ever look around and wonder where the outstanding men and women of the younger generation are?  Do you ever read historical biographies and find the young, upright characters …

Last week, a line that I posted from a soldier’s quote about his mother has been ringing in my ears: “Before our minds could grasp their meaning, simple formulas were fixed …

Alastair Begg (do you not just love his accent?) was speaking on a topic similar to the one I had just posted yesterday.  I listened while I was making up …