The snow crunched under my feet. I paused outside the heavy glass doors. The playground was eerily quiet, the lull before the storm of five to seven-year-olds about to invade. Slices of bread hung by yarn on a tree, flapping in the wind, awaiting hungry birds. I took a deep breath of the frigid, fresh […]
Doing Life Together – Brenda
The post today is from Brenda Yoder, a friend I met this past summer at the Speak Up Conference. I’ve thoroughly enjoyed getting to know Brenda, and every time I read her writings, I learn so much. Brenda lives life on a farm in Northern Indiana with her husband and four children, ages ranging from […]
My childhood makeup
I’m guest posting today on my writing pal and good friend Susie Finkbeiner’s blog. I share a fun little piece of my childhood. There’s lots of makeup. And dressing up. Honey-Boo-Boo should be jealous! Check it out here! And then after you’ve read that story, if you’re interested in how that led to meeting my […]
Learning to let go
One warm summer day, Little Miss Sunshine asked me if I’d help her learn how to float on her back. Over the past couple summers she’s been eager to learn how to swim, yet she’s much more cautious than T-Rex who thinks he is part fish. She took her arm floaties off and we […]
Doing Life Together – Cindy J.
Today’s guest post is from my friend Cindy Johnston. Cindy is mom to two amazing boys and has been married 16 years to her husband, Bob. When she isn’t working at Ada Bible Church in communications, she is a blogger at lifesjoyfulchaos.com, contributing writer for Circle of Friends Ministries, published author at the Burnside Writer’s Collective, […]
Raising a Generation of Courage
I’ve been saddened and disappointed at the amount of fear-mongering that I’ve heard over the past couple days from people who claim to trust God, yet seem to have put their hopes in a presidential election. Honestly? It’s a poor testimony. Especially to my children. By the end of this presidential term my kids will […]