A collection of candid reflections on God's goodness in our everyday lives.
Little kids love to help other kids—except for their siblings sometimes. But overall, children tend to click in small groups. Play is inventive. Imaginations soar.
I remember about a year ago when two of our neighbor's kids came over to hang with our eight-year-old son. One of them, a boy about four years younger, followed Braden everywhere around the house.
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Every great leader has their Achilles heel. Whether real or fictional, our beloved leaders have their glaring weaknesses...
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Over 100 million people will travel “at least 50 miles from home” this Christmas season. American drivers will set a 20-year record before 2019 is over!
All our holiday traditions center on drawing near to each other. We bend our whole lives to be close to the ones we love. Our desire for home is so strong, we migrate vast distances and risk road rage in freezing weather!
Our holiday traditions are the Olympics of relationships. We train all year for this. We daydream about getting away, being near, reliving memories and traditions. All rooted in the idea of home.
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The other night I gifted my son a humble, wooden ornament depicting the incarnation: manger, magi, Mary, Joseph, and baby Jesus in the center. He held it for a beat and then walked off to proudly display it on his mini Christmas tree.
Later at bedtime I told him, “Ya know buddy, that ornament is the best and most important gift of all.” He stared at me blankly, grinned, and looked bemused at my comment. So, I shared how the King of Kings humbled Himself to become a baby to bring all mankind back to Himself. And how that gift is one that will never run out of batteries or fade away.
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The holidays heighten our sense of joy.
And loss.
At once, Christmas time can spark both nostalgia and regret. Joy to the world, and tension between family. Peace on earth, and war within.
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