What We Need to Grow
Growth can look so many different ways; it can even be invisible. When our children are young, they are most […]
Parenting
The Person You are Looking for is No Longer Here
As a professor of practical theology, I often find myself talking about grief during class. All of my former students
It Takes a Village
A few months ago, I had an interaction in the parking lot of my local Costco that stayed on my
A Prayer for Camp Communities
The lake splashed softly against the rocky shore outside the green cabin walls as I took in the news that
A VBS Dropout and a Mother’s Faith
Recently, my 11-year-old son attended Vacation Bible School at our beloved home church. He’s attended in years past, and though
Dog (Man) Days of Summer
More than five years into life with our spring-loaded third child, who wakes up (and often wakes us up) at Indy Speedway
Laying the Foundation of Spiritaual Practices
I distinctly remember having a conversation with my husband when our children were very young and I was a stay-at-home
Empty Nest
My mom texted a picture to all seven of us kids at the end of August after Nathan, my youngest brother and twenty years my junior, left for his freshman year of college. “In the first week of empty nesting we found an empty nest!” she wrote.
Jesus Ahead of Me
This year, I packed what will most likely be my son’s last Easter basket. He’s headed off to college next year,
Saint Joseph, Fatherhood, and Fitted Bedsheets
In March 2019, I first learned that I was going to be a father. In those initial moments, I felt