Is Christ the center?

By |2012-01-22T22:31:41-06:00January 22nd, 2012|

A snowy weekend, spent in serving others: yesterday, a meal for a friend whose husband is in the hospital; time spent listening and loving on that friend.  Today, taking a friend's kids for the day, [...]

Love You More

By |2018-03-02T19:00:29-06:00August 2nd, 2011|

My friend and fellow Redbud Writer Jennifer Grant has a wonderful new memoir, "Love You More: The Divine Surprise of Adopting My Daughter" that you simply must read, if you are a parent or even [...]

the family that reads together…

By |2008-10-14T18:08:48-05:00October 14th, 2008|

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

By |2018-03-02T19:05:04-06:00September 29th, 2008|

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, [...]

My people

By |2018-03-02T19:06:01-06:00August 12th, 2008|

Summer weekends for the last two decades or so, I’ve visited my in-laws. It’s not so bad. They happen to live on a lake less than two hours from our house.                 I [...]

Finishing well

By |2008-05-20T19:28:14-05:00May 20th, 2008|

The end of the school year hurtles toward us. Somehow May seems to pick up momentum, as if the weight of the entire year is pushing the clock and calendar down a hill. Hard to [...]

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