Tag: Youth Speaker
Linger at the Manger
December 26, 2022 • Community, Ministries, Parenting
As we celebrate the birth of Jesus, the beauty and innocence of imagining an encounter with that heavenly baby boy brings joy and peace beyond description. When I imagine the shepherds as they bowed before the King of Kings nestled…
In the Midst
February 12, 2019 • Ministries, Missions, Speaking
I saw a quote on Twitter recently and I cannot get it off of my mind. “God has landed on this enemy-occupied world in human form.” C.S. Lewis. “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with…
Anchors
February 6, 2019 • Community, Ministries, Parenting
“When your children grasp for something to hold onto in the middle of the storm, they will reach for the anchor of your family.” “My mother was the most beautiful woman I ever saw. All I am I owe…
Boys will be Boys?
January 28, 2019 • Ministries, Parenting, Teen Events
Boys will be Boys? Seventy percent of all D’s and F’s are given to boys. Eight-five percent of stimulant drugs prescribed throughout the world are prescribed to American boys. Boys have fallen behind girls in virtually every area of…
Thanks Moms!
January 16, 2019 • Community, Ministries, Parenting
Newsflash…there is no such thing as a supermom. Being a supermom in the sense of having a beautiful, immaculate home, working, keeping the laundry done, kids bathed, dinner on the table, wearing a size 4, driving the taxi with…
Oh Holy Night
December 24, 2018 • Community, Parenting, Teen Events
Oh Holy Night Let’s go on a journey of looking at the manger and take time to consider and ponder the events of the night. Within the moments is an intimate, personal experience for each of us; an opportunity to…
Tree Envy
December 20, 2018 • Community, Parenting, Teen Events
Tree envy. Yep. I have it. Makes me laugh to say it that way. I didn’t actually say it quite like that, my friend Ana did, after I confessed to her that I am feeling slightly embarrassed by my Christmas…
Seek Him
December 18, 2018 • Community, Parenting, Teens
I love the holidays and I cannot even believe that they are upon us! Time is flying by! I have such fond memories of holidays spent at my Nana’s house with all of my cousins. Those memories, no matter how…
Pause Button, Please!!
December 14, 2018 • Parenting, Speaking, Teen Events
Pause Button, Please! Several Christmases ago, I was watching Christmas movies with my kids and was struck with the fact that my middle son, Jake, then 12, would only have 6 more Christmases living in our home. Time flies when…
He is comfortable with His decisions
December 10, 2018 • Community, Ministries, Parenting
How many times have you said something like, “let me be the bad guy” or “I am comfortable with my decision” to one of your children? More times than I can count, Brian and I have said something along these…
