But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s special possession, that you may declare the praises of him who...

I’m an Enneagram Nine. Usually described as a peacemaker; one who avoids conflict. Talk to my husband and he’ll tell you this is for sure...

I had a dream last night. I was sitting at a massive farmhouse table, surrounded by young women, teens maybe, and young adults, or maybe...

My Aunt Bonnie is a faithful reader of this Boy Mom blog, the only person who has ever snail-mailed a handwritten note to thank me for...

(Photo taken by Kiana a year ago at Yosemite) The sweetest thing happened Sunday morning. It happened before church. Before I arrived at...

It’s World Cup time and I wowed my boys at dinner the other night with my soccer knowledge. I mean I knew stuff. Like Iceland made the...

The lake is a beautiful place, but wild. So wild, I asked Kyle, just the two of us working together, cutting down Prickly Ash, searching...

(G & K in Hawaii @kianagrantphotography) Over the years I’ve had dreams. Some the waking kind, a lingering fancy that can’t be shaken....

Complaining. Guilty as charged. I confess. Last weekend Pastor Randy’s sermon, telling us to quit. I Quit. Quit complaining. All this...

It’s 30’s and clouds and more than one snowflake in the 10-day forecast, and it’s this kind of spring testing the loyalty of true...

Some days I have no idea what I’m going to write. Last summer at the writer’s conference my favorite quote, the one I remember – “We...

At some point I realized it had become my word for the new year. Not really into resolutions, but certainly one to reflect, and how many...

There are believers in Minnesota. No doubt, there’s no other explanation than this. They’re calling it the Minneapolis Miracle – the...

It started with a conversation over brunch last Saturday. All of us minus the marrieds sat around the dining room table loading waffles...

Have yourself a merry little Christmas Let your heart be light From now on your troubles will be out of sight… The song was playing on my...

Last night was our Thanksgiving service at church, and we ushered in another holiday season. Pastor Randy read a Psalm and told us it is...

Our Christmas card photo will be perfect this year. And it’s not only the genius of my photographer daughter-in-law, although this...

A few weekends ago I had the opportunity to speak at a women’s retreat, and I started out by sharing my testimony – my story of faith....

The sky was green this morning, the air thick and warm, as I sat with Bible and coffee on my porch swing, soaking up Jesus’ words in John...

The sermon on Sunday was just for Jimmy. And of course, for me, too. After all, it was Randy A’s message, and of all the pastors he’s the...