Aug 8, 2023 | Parenting, Prayer
As parents, we’ve tried to make a priority of praying over our children from the day they were born to their first day of school and throughout all the major and minor milestones of their lives. We feel a holy responsibility as parents to guide, lead, and support... 
Jul 25, 2023 | Faith, Marriage, Prayer
Summer is the best kind of pause, isn’t it? We savor the slower pace and the break from the demands of the school year. We bask in the sunny reprieve from Michigan’s chilly weather. But there’s one thing that never takes a vacation in our lives: the need to make... 
Jul 11, 2023 | Parenting, Prayer
For many years, Joanna and I had the mindset that our work PLUS prayer would produce results. If we only parented our sons well enough or put in enough effort in addition to prayer, then it would lead to them becoming godly, Christ-following men. But as we matured, we... 
Jun 27, 2023 | Faith, Growing Through Prayer, Parenting, Prayer
We have a LOT of conversations in our home. Our tween son is constantly asking for snacks and get-togethers with his buddies. Our daughter is brainstorming about ways to set up her college dorm this fall. Our recently-graduated daughter pops in to share her latest job... 
Apr 18, 2023 | Parenting, Prayer
Rob and I never assumed that our grandkids would live close by where we could see them all the time. But we didn’t imagine that our first granddaughter would live 3700 miles away in Costa Rica! Little Ferryn was born on April 3rd, and while we feel overjoyed, the...
