It is amazing how just one act of kindness can change a person’s life. I’ve shared before about how one woman’s act of kindness toward me, as an awkward teenager, left an impression on me that I remember to this day. She was in the college-aged group, and the fact that anyone in the college…
One of my favorite subjects growing up was history. I remember so clearly getting lost in the stories of the past as my dad eloquently told story after story. Especially his stories about the Middle Ages – my favorite era. I remember grabbing the encyclopedias and looking at pictures and reading their descriptions – I…
Do you have a child that struggles with social awkwardness? Maybe he or she wants to play with other kids, but doesn’t seem to get the cues right, or overcompensates and gets weird looks from the other kids. It’s hard as moms watching our kids struggle like this. I know this so well, having watched…
If there is a quality that is lacking in this generation, it is self-control. This is a culture steeped in hedonism, with a philosophy of “Do what makes you happy.” And the sad part is, there are few limits these days. We eat super-sized meals, enjoy Netflix binges for hours on the weekends, are glued…
There are few character qualities so vital to our children today than honesty. We live in a culture where deception and distortion are so prevalent that truth, integrity, and honesty are almost non-existance. Even Christians have accepted the terminology of “my truth” and “your truth” – as if truth modifies and adapts depending on which…
