Today is the day that the United States celebrates her independence. We (here in the States) enjoy freedoms that very few people around the world have. One of the most precious is our freedom to worship. Because of our freedom, most of us have difficulty comprehending what it must be…
Read moreMy kids often make their own meals. (Yes I know–family meals are best. We both work from home and spend all day with the kids–meals are kind of an extra around here.) Why do I trust these three young people to make wise decisions about food? How do I know…
Read moreJuly 29, 1981. It was the first time I had ever, of my own accord, woke up before 5:00 a.m. Why on earth would a 12 year old wake up in the middle of summer at such an awful hour? Simple. To watch a woman become a princess via a…
Read moreI don’t trust Hollywood. The entertainment industry of my home state, California, mostly infuriates me. Time and again Hollywood produces films, television and music that fly in the face of my Christian faith. Christian values and teaching are relentlessly assaulted in almost every area of the media. A recent example…
Read moreThe plaintive cry sounded from the third seat of the Suburban, “I want some candy!” We all did our best to just ignore it, but it was repeated with ever increasing volume. “I want some candy – pleeease! Make Laura give me some candy.” The source of all the commotion…
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