My husband noticed that my twelve year old son was involved in a minor commotion on the other side of the sanctuary, before whispering to me that something was going down. What I at first thought was an invitation for a scolding, turned out to be a glimpse of a precious blessing.We attend a large church which has a very large youth group,…

If you have ever heard the phrase “let go, and let God”, you can probably relate to what I am about to say…. “how can we let go of something that is breaking our hearts or that we desperately want!?” Sometimes waiting on God to intervene in our lives feels like nothing less than torture.  One particular…

Yesterday morning started out like any other Sunday morning. I crawled out of my warm bed, secretly wishing it was Saturday so I could sleep in. I headed upstairs to the three bedrooms of my children, gently nudging each one out of their sweet slumber, while encouraging them to get up and get ready for church. Remarkably…

This week I heard a story on the news about a family lost in a corn maze for so many hours, that they had to call 911 to be led out.  Apparently they had set out earlier that day, with their 5 year old and 3 week old children, with the intent of having a fun…