This is too good to be true. This – October 11, and we spent the afternoon on the lake, pulling boys on tubes! They hung on for dear...

Years ago our pastor’s daughter, who is also a good friend of mine, decided to join her high school track team. Pastor Randy tells the...

The day Grant and Kiana left for their honeymoon, Nils was busy painting. I didn’t know what he was working on until later. Later when he...

Several people asked, the day of the wedding – how are you feeling? It was a question I asked, too. How am I feeling? What is this...

It’s cliché I know. A picture is worth a thousand words. But just look at those smiles. Priceless. Yesterday Nils came home from his...

Chicago was a last minute decision. We’d been talking for several weeks about a possible road trip. Knowing Nils would be away on his...

I had a hunch this was how God was leading, but it took a phone call to confirm. My friend Laurie, mid-conversation, says – I think I’m...

Confession. The success of this operation has very little to do with me. Boy Mom, yes. But I’d be sunk, and I mean really, really sunk,...

We spent three days together at Rock Ridge Camp enjoying God’s creation, relatively unplugged. After the second day teens were asking to...

I’ve said it so many times in so many ways. My biggest challenge during this season of parenting is living in the tension between trust...

A morning conversation… Jimmy: Mom, today is “black”? Mom: I don’t think so. We’re supposed to wear orange at the baseball game tonight....

I think I’m beginning to understand manna. Give us this day our daily bread. It’s not just having a houseful of hungry boys, although...

The other night at dinner Felipe had a question. He wanted to know – do you have a tradition – eggs for Easter? We smiled and said, Yes!...

Two weeks or so after our return home from Colombia, Kyle had an interesting experience. He was awake during the night praying, which...

Just a few minutes ago in my morning quiet time God showed me something profound. He used a Proverb to do it. There, in the last bit of...

Last fall when Luke left for the U of M I prayed for him – that he would not just survive, but thrive. Every day since I’ve marveled at...

A few days ago we celebrated Valentine’s Day, and something happened at the breakfast table that still makes me smile. I set the table...

For the past several days it’s been obvious – the boys are missing a taste of home. They’ve been good eaters, overall. Preferring meats...

The Church is the hope of the world. I’ve heard my son say this dozens of times. Grant, our firstborn, with the call of the Church on his...

This morning in my quiet time my devotional thoughts focused on expectations. I read a story by a missionary, and what she said was...