Why I No Longer Hate the Easter Bunny

by | Mar 30, 2015 | Trends

The Easter Bunny and I have a love/hate relationship. As a mother of young children, I’ve struggled with how much swimming I should be doing against the cultural tide of Easter as a pastel-colored, candy holiday. I’ve wrestled with potentially diminishing Christ and...

Hard Places

by | Mar 30, 2015 | Leadership

It’s almost time. Spring is just around the corner for half of the hemisphere. Birds are beginning to migrate, trees are about to begin budding, and flowers are soon to bloom. Once they do, all we see is the beauty: gorgeous colors and textures against dark earth. But...

First to the Empty Tomb

by | Mar 26, 2015 | Faith

It was early in the morning when the women went to the tomb. In their grief they didn’t know what else to do. The one they had believed to be the Messiah had been brutally tortured to death on a Roman cross. The one whom they had followed for three years, their...

DIY Easter Tree – Quick, Cheap, and Easy

by | Mar 26, 2015 | DIY

I’m not terribly crafty, but I do enjoy an occasional craft, especially the easy ones. I like projects that can be completed in less than an hour and don’t require a trip to the craft store. And this Do-it-Yourself Easter Tree idea fits well within my crafty...

Have Courage and Be Kind (A Cinderella Story)

by | Mar 22, 2015 | Trends

I took my daughter Jasmine to the new Disney Cinderella movie this past weekend. While I’ve seen the original many times as a child, I was excited to see this new spin on an old story. What I did not realize was that although it included the traditional love story...