How can we help new moms? How about this question first: Have you ever been a new mom? Maybe you know one? Perhaps your church even has a few? During Tony's Navy tenure, I found myself wearing the role of "new mom" three times. Joel arrived first followed by Rebekah a couple of years later. Caleb, baby of the family, tidied our family with a boy bow shortly after. Each time I found myself laboring and delivering these blessings in a Continue Reading

15 Ways to Connect and Change Your World He was crumpled in a large brown heap, a lifeless mass of fur in the middle of the road. My heart dropped when I realized it was a dead dog. "I think it's worse when it's a dog hit versus a wild animal along the roadside," my son commented. "It's because there's a human connection. That's why it's so hard. It's probably someone's pet." I blurted. I wasn't sure where the words Continue Reading

The motor's whir fills the air. Your hair blows with the blast of air. You can't decide if it muffles your hearing or if the wind rushing briskly past your ears is the cause. Either way, you like it. Water spray sprinkles your nose and cheeks as your body bounces up and down with the motion of the motorized canoe. The cool mist feels comfortable. It's muggy out here, with air hanging heavily.  You don't Continue Reading