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January 03, 2019
Life, Death, and Learning Wisdom
Last night I opened my phone's Facebook app and saw two new posts filling the...
December 2018
December 08, 2018
My Top Books of 2018
For fun, I joined the Goodreads Reading Challenge, in which members state their goal for...
November 2018
November 27, 2018
Advent Is Not for Sissies: a Review of Fleming Rutledge’s New Book
All summer, I itched to get my hands on Rutledge’s latest offering, Advent: The Once...
November 01, 2018
Read This Book: Laureano Delivers New Romance
I teased out the cover reveal a few weeks ago, and now the book itself...
October 2018
October 17, 2018
Carla Laureano Reveals Cover of New Contemporary Romance
When your fictional hero comes to life on the big screen, it’s easy to get...
October 02, 2018
Some Friendships Are not Good for Us
If you've lived past middle school, chances are high that you've lost a friend a...
September 2018
September 17, 2018
How to Find the True Rest that Your Soul Needs
It's fall, and I've started a new job and am teaching a weekly Bible study....
September 03, 2018
I’ve Been Waiting to Say This All Summer
This summer has been a lesson on waiting. Lots of work happened amid the waiting,...
August 2018
August 20, 2018
Get a Sneak Peek into Our Book Update
I've been a bit AWOL from this blog since early June, and mostly I blame...
August 15, 2018
New Children’s Books Focus on Generosity
A trio of children's books arrived in bookstores this week, carrying a message that can...
August 06, 2018
4 Ways to Transform a Difficult Back-to-School Season
Please welcome my friend, Dr. Julie Shannon, to the blog today. She writes at the...
August 03, 2018
Volunteers Join LEOs to Fight Child Sex Trafficking
The Dallas/Fort Worth news headline boldly proclaimed: Fort Worth pimp ‘Zigg’ gets life for sex-trafficking children. The...
July 2018
July 12, 2018
Plants, Puppies, and Parenthood
"The life of mortals is like grass, they flourish like a flower of the field. . ."...
July 09, 2018
Sneak Peek: the Cover of ‘Gritty and Graceful’ by Caryn Rivadeneira
Not many authors can write to audiences of all ages. We tend to "speak" better...
July 02, 2018
God’s Plan for Families
With the usual caveat that my parents weren’t perfect, I freely admit that I have...
June 2018
June 26, 2018
What I Want My Kids to Be When They Grow Up
As my oldest anticipates his senior year in high school, we have talked often about...
June 20, 2018
Do You Know How to ‘Speak God?’
Do Americans still use biblical terminology accurately? Do we even understand basic faith-related terms anymore?...
June 16, 2018
How’s Your Bible Reading Going? A Mid-Year Check-up
Swipe. Nine days behind schedule. Thanks, Youversion. Have you ever seen an icon appear at the...
June 13, 2018
Shalom and the #MPRRaccoon
What, you ask, was trending on Twitter recently? Perhaps the #TrumpKimSummit to mark the meeting...
June 08, 2018
Why I Didn’t Kill Myself
The subject of mental illness and its terrifying consequences dominates our news cycle. I wanted...
June 02, 2018
Humility and Integrity: the Foundation of Leadership
The headlines announce, sometimes gleefully, that this administrator or that politician was fired, forced out,...
May 2018
May 28, 2018
Save Your Sanity and Their Memories
I often feel like a fraud writing parenting posts. I may know my points to...
May 22, 2018
21 Years Married: 2 Crucial Reasons
This post comes to you courtesy of 1997. Two young, happy seminary students traveled to...
May 19, 2018
The Royal Wedding: Images and Video
Didn't get up early to watch Harry and Meghan tie the knot? Watch a full...
May 17, 2018
Can We Know God’s Will for Our Lives?
Later this month my husband and I will celebrate our wedding anniversary. Twenty-one years and...
May 14, 2018
Five Strategies to Ruin Your Kids’ Summer
Around here, summer break looms close—our kids' schools let out before Memorial Day. Will we enjoy—or...
May 11, 2018
The Secret to a Sincere Apology
A true apology requires true humility. Saying "sorry" for something you did never feels good...
May 08, 2018
Ask This Question to Determine Your Worth
What must they think of me? This question haunted my childhood. I love music, but...
May 02, 2018
Pre-Teens and Prayer at School
Thursday, May 3, 2018, marks the 67th annual observation of the National Day of Prayer...
April 2018
April 30, 2018
Read This Book: Learning Parables as More than Morality Lessons
How can we help children understand Jesus's parables as more than mere morality lessons? Marty...
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