My attempts to modify others’ behavior during the six weeks before Easter haven’t really been any more effective than my mother’s were.
I tried to wield Lent over my family’s heads. It doesn’t work. Read Post »
Sexuality and gender seem unique in their capacity to elicit terror in adults and embarrassment in children.
Our bodies – and our children’s – are a gift from God. Read Post »
How will you begin your Lenten season? Miriam McKenney talks to her teens about their Lenten disciplines and reflects on the importance of taking children to Ash Wednesday worship. When we honor and face death, we prepare ourselves to be welcomed in to new life in Jesus.
You’ve got a little something on your forehead… kids and Ash Wednesday Read Post »
I know that for my family to engage in a Lenten practice it needs to be simple and achievable.
The Good Book Club with Kids: Setting Up for Success (Part 3 of 4) Read Post »
God’s story is rich with adventure, love, deceit, and every situation and emotion imaginable. My kids are hooked. My new theory about reading the Bible with kids: they’re never too young to be challenged, and they’re never too old to wonder. Join us as we read Luke and Acts!
Scripture engagement works. My teens dove deeper. Read Post »
Human beings break their promises. But God doesn’t break promises to us.
I was finished with marriage, but marriage wasn’t finished with me. Read Post »
At Epiphany we celebrate that Jesus came as the savior of the whole world.
Our family’s Twelfth Night traditions help us keep the twelve days of Christmas. Read Post »
As the detritus of Christmas surrounds us, where do we see Jesus?
St. John looks for Jesus – and so do we. Read Post »
Jesus doesn’t scold or question Thomas; instead, he offers Thomas exactly what he needs.
Christ accepted Thomas’s questions. That’s a parenting lesson for me. Read Post »
This will be the first Christmas in my life I did not spend with my daughter.
This year, Christmas came early (but we were together). Read Post »