The House: Part One

The House: Part One

That’s when we saw it. The house that we would know-when-we-know-when-we-know. We both looked at each other and knew exactly what the other was thinking.

Lamenting

Lamenting

Little Mermaid Style la·ment/ləˈment/Learn to pronouncenoun a passionate expression of grief or sorrow. In the Book of Psalms, David laments. He goes on and on and on about his strife and troubles. Yet, God calls David, a man after His own heart. There’s something humble 

Unfold the Rug

Unfold the Rug

Here’s the problem with this method: eventually, that stack of books is going to topple over and you are left with a corner in your life that is still tripping you up.

Raising Puppies is Like Raising Kids Which is Like Finding Grace

Raising Puppies is Like Raising Kids Which is Like Finding Grace

Grace is not a chase. Grace is a journey of discovery. A discovery of how much you are loved.

I watched Passion of the Christ with my kids. Here’s how it went…a throwback

I watched Passion of the Christ with my kids. Here’s how it went…a throwback

I got the crazy idea to watch The Passion of the Christ with my boys on this Good Friday. From the moment I saw the film, I knew I wanted my children to see it and I didn’t even have any kids when the movie first came out. We can never know the brevity of the sacrifice Jesus made for us. This movie gives us a small glimpse into that reality and that’s what I wanted my kids to see: reality. Not some fairy tale.

I’ll Find You

I’ll Find You

Sometimes we need to get lost in order to find Jesus.

Choices

Choices

Faith and choices. It’s messy. We need help. Lots of help. We need to know how to forgive ourselves of past choices while preparing our hearts for future ones. Reflection. When you look in the mirror, what do you see? What do you say? How 

Hang ‘Em

Hang ‘Em

What makes Twitter light up? When do TV ratings go off the charts? How do things become trending topics that everyone is talking about? When someone has done something wrong and the mob goes after them. As much as we hate to admit it, we 

Whoa!

Whoa!

I got in my car and got situated. I picked up my phone and started looking for a podcast. I don’t listen to the radio. I have no patience for commercials. I either listen to Spotify or a podcast. But today was different. The song