Concentrated time with Jesus and a faithful, beloved community such as the ones formed at camp are important for all of us.
Stumbling across holy places lifts up my heart – and our family’s travels.
Visiting holy spaces helps us find the wonder and beauty of God in unfamiliar surroundings.
Family travels can be like pilgrimages – even if you’re not going far.
Family visits can be a pilgrimage into the heart of love and acceptance, not perfect like God’s love, but a great reflection.
Gather, Listen, Do & Go – A Simple Pattern for Family Faith
We can pattern our lives at home after the pattern we see in the liturgy.
The best part of Wonder Woman was my son’s comment during the movie.
I expected to like Wonder Woman. I didn’t. But I loved what my son told me during the movie.
My four-year-old and I hid in the laundry room. Then he proclaimed the gospel.
We were eating a “Secret Daddy Treat.” Somehow it became a sacred moment.
It’s summertime – a great time to listen.
Adults talk a lot to children. We teach and tell, instruct and correct, admonish and encourage. What would we learn if we listened?
It’s summer: time to watch for how God is growing me.
I have to tend the beds of my heart, and weed out the garbage that threatens the tender vines and leaves of my life that God has called to be fruitful.
The Turquoise Table: Review, Excerpt, Giveaway!
Kristin Schell wanted to extend hospitality to strangers. When a picnic table was deposited in her front yard, she suddenly saw how to begin.
Summer’s coming – and I’m thinking about reunions.
In sharing our memories, we will laugh until we cry, and then cry until we laugh.