By K.A. It’s particularly in February - right around Valentine’s Day - that people are reminded, once again, of the phrase “true love”. For many people, true love is something mentioned only in fairy tales or in the movies. They might convince themselves that...
By Nathan Breland It is said that God works in mysterious ways, and while I don’t want to discredit that perspective at all, I would also like to posit another seemingly contrary idea, that God works in very obvious and blatant ways as well. This concept does not...
At the beginning of the year, I drill my kids with one lesson: God Loves You Infinitely. I use all angles and examples to teach this. Look at yourself, how perfectly He designed you from your eyelashes to your toes, because He did it out of love. Explore nature, the...
I went snowshoeing with my sister on the weekend to start the New Year. It was cold, it was long, but it was wonderful. Here are five things we learned. 1. Find the fun in it I did not like the hike when I focused on the cold and how hard it was. But, if I focused on...
Amazing Grace (2006) is a biographical movie about William Wilberforce, a British parliamentarian credited for passing anti-slave trade legislation in Great Britain. Among the many moving parts in the movie, one particular part stayed with me, inspiring me when things...
Even though it's nearly Valentine's Day, I have my daughter's Christmas card up on our counter. I can't remember how she came up with the message, but it really struck me. It says: "You can never get love. You need to give love to feel love." Such a good reminder. In...
By N.M. There is a common saying that goes, “A girl’s first true love is her father.” I’m lucky to have been one of those daughters who had a really (no, I mean REALLY) amazing father growing up. As an adult, I got to see him gracefully, and sometimes stumble, into...
When I started college, my sister shared a poem with me. Just as life was getting busy with classes, grades, projects, labs, clubs, and making ends meet, that poem anchored me. And as life progressed - work, marriage, kids - the poem anchored me.The Difference I got...
Jason Brown was the highest paid American football player in 2009. His was at the top of his game. Then, suddenly, a year later, he quit football to become a farmer. His book, “Centered: Trading Your Plans for a Life that Matter,” chronicles his incredible shift. I...