Is There Space for Both Grief and Joy at Christmas?
Why is December always so hard? Blaming it on the busyness of the season doesn’t seem quite fair. After all, there are other times of the year that are full of events and expectations and to-do lists. December seems to…
Can You “Take Back” That Painful Anniversary?
We’ve been talking about having grace toward ourselves and our families when those painful anniversaries come up on the calendar. This year, as our family anticipated the month of August (which is when we have lot of hard anniversaries) we…
New Resource to Help Anxious Kids Transition Back-to-School
My husband is very spontaneous. He used to wake up on Saturday mornings and announce an outing. An outing that would require a quick transition from sleep-wear and coffee sipping to outdoor attire and water bottles. As I lounged on…
Discipline of Celebration
When all the nation had finished passing over the Jordan, the Lord said to Joshua, “Take twelve men from the people, from each tribe a man, and command them, saying, ‘Take twelve stones from here out of the midst of the Jordan… and bring them…
