Flowers for Mother’s Day
I'm not a fan of store-bought flowers, even florist-bought flowers. But I love having flowers in the house. I'm also not a big fan of Mother's Day--or I should say, I'm not keen on the [...]
A sweet Christmas
I usually don't share recipes on this blog, but since some of you have asked for the Mocha Bar recipe...One of the ways I show love to family and friends is by cooking. I don't [...]
It’s a beautiful day…
My son Aaron waded gingerly into the murky water of the pond in the front lawn of our church. Along with hundreds of other people, he was getting baptized. In a large church like ours, [...]
Summer memories
Here are some photos my daughter took at the lake. She's definitely becoming quite the photographer. I love seeing her skills develop.
Parenting teens
In the last few years, I've noticed something odd. When I would tell people that my daughter was 13 (or 14), they'd furrow their brow, and say "oohh," with a mixture of cynicism and sympathy [...]
Mother-son bonding
My 12-year-old son is a young man of few words. But I find that when we get to spend some time, just the two of us, he opens up a bit. Yesterday afternoon, we drove [...]
the family that reads together…
Tuesday is the best night, because neither of my kids has practice. No driving, no working in dinner around sports and carpools. So after dinner, Aaron and I lay on the two couches in the [...]
Sabbath questions
Last week we gave away free copies of my new book Rest: Living in Sabbath Simplicity. Those of you who responded will be getting something from Zondervan in the next month or so. Speaking of Sabbath, [...]
Choosing not to helicopter
How can I help my daughter succeed in high school? How do we define "success"? The other night was “Open House” at the high school. Since my oldest child is a freshman, I [...]
Gratitude for grace
I am about 5000 words away from finishing a book manuscript, you can tell that I've been writing more than normal because my house looks like a disaster! At our house, we each have a [...]