Laced With Grace – Christian Devotions

Last winter, our whole family cross country skied across a frozen bay in Lake Superior. It was a 10k with a candlelit path, hundreds of other ambitious skiers and even floating lanterns and a fire breathing snow sculpture dragon to enliven the path. My eight year old son got his…

I can see the grime on his face, the streaks where sweat has poured through soot, caked on dirt, and days worth of stubble. He wears his helmet and pack on his back with pride although the days of endless marching and fighting off unseen enemies around each corner have…

Proverbs 3: 5-6 Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight. We sat huddled in our tent at the base of towering cliffs counting the seconds until the thunder. …

With the popularity of Facebook and the instant photos we can take with our phones now, the average person has more pictures of themselves than ever before in history. Imagine how many pictures our parents have of themselves as teenagers and thing of the ridiculous amount of photos this generation…

My son came home from his coach’s pitch baseball game glowing with pride and excitement – “I hit a home run, Mom!” Of course, a home run at this age is any ball that goes far into the outfield and doesn’t get back to the pitcher very quickly because of…