Gift Bags for the Homeless

This past Easter, our church put together ā€œbasketsā€ for people serviced by two homeless shelters in our area. After discussing what would be best to put in them with the directors of these programs, we loaded them up with helpful goodies: a new toothbrush, toothpaste,...

The Koselig Spirit

It’s a dreary day, it’s 4:00 p.m., and despite large windows all around, it’s getting dark in my house. All my Christmas decorations are put away, and I’m feeling a little…off. This time of year – the cold, the darkness – gets hard for me. Although I consider myself a...

Valentine Family Fun Night

Valentine’s Day is on Saturday and oops, you forgot to get your babysitter lined up. Or perhaps a babysitter isn’t really in the budget for you this year. Why not have a family Valentine’s party and save the real date for a time when you can use those two-for-one...

Connecting When It’s Hard

Somewhere between dishing out servings of tater tot hotdish and grabbing the phone call from the doctor’s office to tell us the correct dosage instruction for yet another antibiotic for yet another ear infection, I felt it. The chaos of life had used up all of my...

Broken Dreams

As she shared her loss, I could hear the quiver in her voice. It had been 3 years, and yet as we spoke, the tears stung my own eyes. My daughter Sarah and I were discussing the baby that went from womb to heaven in a moment. The wonder of pregnancy, the joy and...