Where Are They Now?
If you asked us, “What one parenting decision would you make sure you did again? “ We would answer, The Family Compass. Having a family Mission Statement, Motto and Moniker gave our boys an internal ethical GPS to navigate…
Unplanned . . . hope for life
One of my amazing interns, Audrea Taylor, one of the founders of an amazing youth organization, im2morro, has this to say about a new thought provoking DVD by Tyndale, Unplanned: On college campuses around the country it is…
Sin Always Leaves a Wake
We enjoy boating and jet skiing. Once you are on the water, if you look back, you will see a wake. The bigger the boat, the faster the boat-- the bigger the wake. And so it is with sin.…
Date Night is Do-Able!
 In today’s economy, “date nights†or one evening special events are a lower cost way to help encourage, enhance and enrich relationships. These can be themed and fun. Often we speak on our book, Men Are Like Waffles, Women…
If Arnold and Maria were our Friends . . .
 The tabloid headlines are riddled with the news of the former Governor of California’s infidelity. Seems he had an affair with a household employee and fathered a child who is just weeks different in age from his child with wife,…
A Heart for Moms
 Years ago, Jill Savage, became a mom. A school teacher by vocation, she missed the ongoing education conferences popular among those in education. She wondered, “Why isn’t there a Mommy University?†So she and some friends pulled together a…
We Take It For Granted
As I was participating in a chat room tonight, one of the participants said, "I took it for granted that we would always be together." It reminded me that the most intense enemy of relationships is neglect. Compliments get fewer…
I Have Your Back
. Don’t you love those friends who truly watch your back? You know the best friend who sees you have lipstick on your teeth, spinach caught in your smile, or tell you if your shoe caught some toilet paper in…
Mad for Magazines
 Call me old fashioned, but I still love magazines. They are handy to take on airplanes, to the beach, and to the soccer sidelines. I love to leave ones I have read for the next harried mom who might…
Going Home
Mark 2:1 “A few days later, when Jesus again entered Capernaum, the people heard that he had come home.”
I was stopped in my tracks as I read this verse today. The Savior of the world had come home. I know theologically that Jesus led a life just like ours and that he lived to give us an example of how men who truly know God live. Seeing it lived out in such an ordinary way, however, was stunning to me.