Hospitality: The Power of Fun to Open a Child’s Heart

Hospitality: The Power of Fun to Open a Child’s Heart

I remember hot summer afternoons like these as a child. My best friend and I would skip down the sidewalk to ring the doorbell at Mrs. Raines’ little house. No matter the day, she was sure to answer with a smile and invite us in for a fresh-baked snickerdoodle....
Do You Have a Full Plate But An Empty Heart?

Do You Have a Full Plate But An Empty Heart?

The shelves at the store have been a little bare these days. The toilet paper aisle is decimated. Shopping for flour, mac and cheese, rice, and fresh meat feels like a scavenger hunt. Hand sanitizer has become liquid gold. For many, lost jobs and paychecks make hunger...
A Mother’s Day Prayer for the Mom with Empty Arms

A Mother’s Day Prayer for the Mom with Empty Arms

A Mother’s Day Prayer for the Mom with Empty Arms   Lord, you know the heart of every woman who longs for her child. Perhaps she is separated from her son or daughter by circumstances beyond her control. Or, infertility brings fresh grief as month after...
7 Daddy-Daughter Dates for These Days at Home

7 Daddy-Daughter Dates for These Days at Home

As the weeks at home drag on and on, each day starts to blend into the next. Stress builds as we try to stay productive and find some kind of order and routine in the crazy situation we’ve landed in. If we’re honest, our kids can feel like an interruption to our day’s...
6 Ways to Be the Man Your Family Needs Right Now

6 Ways to Be the Man Your Family Needs Right Now

Life looks a lot different these days, doesn’t it?  We’ve all become homeschoolers. Most of us are working from our kitchen tables instead of at the office. We’re struggling to find a rhythm that feels normal. Thrown out of your groove, you wonder how to be the man...