Use Your Manners!

“Where’s the ketchup?” That’s what I just heard in our sweet little Christian school lunchroom, from one of our sweet little Christian school first graders. Not, “May I have some ketchup, please?” Not even an “excuse...

You Can’t Win ‘Em All

Yesterday, I watched my kids play softball/baseball. They all did something in one inning that I never did in a whole season — run to first base. In a whole season of soccer, the only goal I made was for the other team (I wondered why no one was trying to stop...

Worried

We worry about just about everything. We worry about how we look and what we weigh, we worry about getting sick, about getting hurt. We worry about being misunderstood, about letting people down. We start worrying early. We worry about getting good grades, graduating...

Enemy? There’s an App for That

A friend sent me a link to an article about declaring enemies on Facebook. Yes, you read that right. Having “friends” isn’t enough. People “need” to be able to declare who their enemies are, as well. Those enemies can be people,...

What Does the Cross Represent?

Good Friday – the day Christians remember Christ’s work on the cross. But what, exactly, is that cross? What does it mean? And is it really important? I see the cross everywhere – in earrings, on necklaces, in children’s craft projects, even as...