One day you wake up and realize you have a middle schooler. About two seconds ago you were in a …
This is not about Syrian refugees
If your newsfeed is anything like mine, it’s filled with people posting about refugees. Should they or shouldn’t they be …
Words Are Powerful
This morning while my kids crunched cereal and worked on getting their eyelids open enough to get on the bus, …
Why We Have to Talk About Our Periods
A couple weeks ago I had the sex talk with Ana. I told her, “You’re about to start fifth grade, …
This Post Will Make You Grin
I 100% guarantee that this post will make you grin. Even the Grinchiest Grinch cannot watch this video with smiling. …
Missions and Boobs: A Group Project Inspired by the Internet
What led you to this blog? Did you click on a link from Facebook or google something that offered you …
Prevention Isn’t Sexy
Everyone responds in a crisis. When something bad happens, we follow and share and send money and pray and feel …
Fresh Air and an Adoption Update
So…a lot’s happened this week. Rich Stearns told Religion News Service that World Vision had lost “less than 5,000” sponsors …
World Vision, Gay Marriage, and Breaking Off Sponsorship
These are kids reading sponsor mail at our Children’s HopeChest CarePoint in Uganda. The girl in the middle is Miriam, …
Brave Girls
I’ve been thinking about brave girls. Last week was International Day of the Girl and also last week Evie and …
10 Things You Need to Know Before Going on a Mission Trip
Summer is approaching and we’re heading into Mission Trip Season. I’ve been on some, I’ve lead a few, and if …
Praise God for the Mattresses in Your Life
Last summer, I received notes from many of the kids at Adacar CarePoint asking for mattresses. They sleep on the …
We Are All Salesmen
You’re smart. You know what’s up. I’m not going to pull one over on you. So let me be clear …
We’re a We
We’ve praised the Lord for how far we’ve come. Now let’s turn our thoughts to where we’re going. If our …
It’s Time to Build an Altar
Throughout the Bible, we see times where the people of Israel recounted their history. They reminded each other, and they …
Sveika
Our lives are filled with hellos. Those first moments, when hungry eyes fall on faces and joy erupts. The sighs …