What You Do Today Matters

I can list on one hand the Christmas and birthday presents I remember receiving as a child. Polly Pockets rated pretty high, along with the orange-and-white striped stuffed animal cat that I begged for relentlessly after spying it at Reed Drug. But equally important...

DIY Zippered Book Pouch

I am a bibliophile. It’s a term used to describe someone who loves books; either looking at them or reading them. And while I enjoy reading them, looking at them gives me the most pleasure. I have two large bookcases in my living room stuffed to the max, one with...

It’s Not About You

It feels like such a special privilege to share with people. Talking and sharing may seem like the same thing, but there is an inherent difference. Talking can be simple chatter or vocal dictation. But sharing feels like so much more. I remember sitting in a car as a...

An Interview with Jill Geselle from Tree Top Kids

Recently I drove to the north side of the Twin Cities and shared coffee with Jill Geselle of Tree Top Kids. I had asked Jill if I could interview her and learn more about Tree Top Kids, an organization that Jill and her husband, Tony, founded and run. The coffee house...

The Cure for the “What Ifs”

We wanted to become parents so badly. I wanted to be a work-at-home mom, just like my own mom was home to take care of my brother and me. When it didn’t happen the second we started trying after four years of marriage, I trusted God for his perfect timing. After...