No winter lasts forever, no spring skips its turn. If you’re like me, you were beginning to wonder about that. But after a lengthy winter, spring is finally here. Isn’t it glorious? Spring seems to bring out the joy in us all. Christians celebrate a risen savior. Jews remember God’s faithfulness at Passover. Others simply [...]

How can it be that my dear son Eli turns eight years old today? There’s something sad about him growing up, a different kind of sadness than I’ve felt with my firstborn, Zach. My oldest son has always been an old soul, my serious child, wise beyond his years. It is heartrending that he, too, [...]

The past five months have reminded me that the differences between men and women are rarely more evident than when there’s a new baby in the house. Let’s look at a few examples of these different approaches to parenting. Wet diaper Mom: Changes it right away to prevent diaper rash. Dad: Feels to see if [...]

We missed celebrating Mardi Gras last week. I was getting over a wicked case of food poisoning and not up to celebrating anything besides staying out of the bathroom. You don’t hear of a lot of people commemorating Fat Tuesday around here, unlike when we lived along the Gulf Coast. Down there it’s a huge [...]

“Sometimes when I consider what tremendous consequences come from little things, I am tempted to think there are no little things.” ~Bruce Barton We had to bid farewell to a friend a couple of weeks ago. Rita Scheu was a kind lady, a good neighbor, a loving mom and wife. She bravely battled breast cancer [...]