Get Your Head In the Game

Whether we realize it or not, we are fighting a battle every single day. In the heavenlies, a battle rages for our souls and for the souls of those around us. Jesus won the rights to victory when he defeated death and hell on the cross and through his resurrection....

Follow Me

I remember when my older sons were nearing double-digits, and we were outside doing yard work together. The project loomed large, and we were pretty much getting nowhere fast. I was frustrated with our lack of progress, and thinking about what needed to be done. I was...

Suffocating

There I sat, in the middle of the bare, hardwood floor of my just-above-ground-level apartment. It was January in Minnesota, and I was wondering where my extra blanket could be. Newly married, I was waiting anxiously to start my first ever full-time job the next week....

Hard Places

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...

Super (Single) Mom

The sun was beginning to wane in the autumn sky, starting its descent for the day. With dinner behind us, I was ready to sit and visit with the family we had traveled over 600 miles to see. My sister got up from her chair as conversation continued all around, and she...