Encountering God in the Waiting
I have been challenging myself and my children in Thanksgiving this month. Thanksgiving and gratefulness opens up our hearts for more of God. I have so many things in my life to be grateful for but it is easy to discount them if I am focused on what hasn't happened yet. As we approach this season, I feel like God wants to encounter us, showing us the beauty and wonder in the breakthrough and in the waiting. It’s from that vantage point that we are drawn in closer to Him. Let
Eyes on Jesus
Isaac, my three-month-old son, recently went through a stage in which he learned that I am not only different than other people, but I am his favorite! I am soaking it up! I know from working with kids of all ages that Isaac will go through stages of having many other favorites: his dad, the dog, a sibling, friend, teachers down the road, etc. But right now, his eyes are all for Mom. And, I love it! I remember the first time Isaac looked at me. It was the moment that the nurs
