As Lent approached, I knew I wanted to do something. Give up a treat? Give up Facebook? Promise I’d exercise daily? The one element of my daily routine that was missing the important “stuff” was my devotion time. When I received If God is For Us, a study of Romans Read more…
My Sunday School class made it our mission to walk through the Bible to understand it in a way that we had never understood it. Yes, most of us have spent our entire lives inside a church and in regular Sunday morning classes. We’ve learned the “basic” stories of Noah Read more…
Over the years, I’ve seen friends sharing pictures of how they’ve begun doodling, if you will, in their Bibles. I wasn’t sure what to make of this — it’s beautiful, but something about writing in there makes me feel weird. Or irreverent. Something. But journaling with verses and fancy lettering Read more…
Have you ever lived somewhere for a really long time and not realized the amazing opportunities or fun right in your neighborhood? I have to admit to some guilt in this respect. My area is surrounded by fun family activities that I somehow am only now just discovering. One such Read more…
My kids love to read. I’m not sure why, but one of their favorite things to read ever is non-fiction, fun fact sort of stuff. It might be because my husband and I are natural nerds (oooh, band name!), or it may simply be because kids are naturally curious. Either Read more…