10 Ways to Love Well

1. Treat EVERY person as if they have value and dignity. Including the ones you disagree with. 2. Treat EVERY person as if they have value and dignity. Including the ones you disagree with. 3. Treat EVERY person as if they have value and dignity. Including the ones you disagree with. Ok, Try and guess…

Fluff and other Nopes

There are lots of have-to’s in life. For instance, Ben goes to work every morning because we enjoy having a house to sleep in every night. And if I don’t do laundry, we will be the stinky family no one wants to hang out with. Yes, there are lots of have-to’s. The good thing is…

I DECLARE

Hand me a spoon, because I’m about to stir the pot a little. I’m not going to name names. Lets play a guessing game! Here’s the clue: If a “Christian” leader, pastor, or author delivers a message that is self-affirming and sin-affirming, God did not co-author that message. I am so saddened by the sheer…

You spin me right round..

As I sat up to kiss Ben goodbye early Monday morning, a sudden wave of dizziness rose up. I noted how strange it was, then quickly laid back down and drifted off to sleep. Three hours later I woke up again, and as I lifted my head, the world started spinning. I drunkenly lurched toward…

In Christ Alone

I am not the best at pretending. Therefore, it is hard for me to keep my mouth shut when I see the world going to you-know-where in a handbasket and an ocean of blind people applauding how progressive we’ve become. “If only we use the correct terms”, they say, brimming with confidence. “then people will…

Quality

I’ve been thinking about the word “quality”. If we buy quality clothing, it lasts longer. If we place an emphasis on the quality of what we put in our bodies, we will feel better and avoid disease. Investing in a quality car instead of agreeing to the first crappy Dodge Neon the guy at Carmax…

Keep on Truckin’

Sometimes you’re on a back country road driving to Homemades by Suzanne. Rain is falling softly across the fields and the autumn-blaze trees and you’re talking to God and telling him you trust him but you really are struggling with stuff. Anxiety has not been a kind friend to you this year. And then you…

Who I’m voting for…

Uncomfortable. I’m not talking about my jeans, although if I don’t stop mainlining pepper-jack those are soon to follow. This year has been uncomfortable. Strange, foreign, and downright prickly. And please don’t be offended by the word “foreign”. We’re running out of descriptors, people. I just mean “unfamiliar”. Everything seems broken. And we disagree on…

These Days

Summer is almost over! Next week is Audrey’s first day of kindergarten! It doesn’t look as we had imagined, but we are grateful that she has the opportunity to attend school in person and, you know, actually be in a room with OTHER PEOPLE. It’s crazy that human interaction is out of the ordinary these…

Unplanned Blog Post

I stood outside an abortion clinic last Thursday and cried as couples went in and payed someone to kill their babies. A small group of us were there to pray and offer resources for crisis pregnancies, but no one changed their mind. My spirit was so heavy the rest of the day. My heart hurt…