With Thanksgiving behind us, the Christmas season has arrived. And with it often comes a familiar combination of excitement, busyness, stress, and chaos. There are decorations to put up, gifts to purchase, meals to prepare, gatherings to attend, and traditions to maintain. But what if this Christmas could be different? What if, instead of simply preparing our homes for Christmas, we prepared our hearts? For Christians, Advent is a season of preparation. The word Advent means

We will soon say goodbye to one year and stand on the threshold of another. For some, the end of a year is filled with cherished memories and gratitude for all that happened. For others, it is an opportunity to say goodbye—and perhaps good riddance—to mistakes, missed opportunities, regrets, disappointments, and difficult experiences. But regardless of how we feel about the year behind us, one thing is certain: a new year is waiting. A new year brings new opportunities. A fre

“For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son.” Few words in Scripture capture the heart of Christmas more completely than these. Christmas is ultimately about a gift—a gift that was motivated by love. Not ordinary love, but the selfless, unconditional, sacrificial love of God. As we arrive at the fourth week of Advent, we celebrate the gift of Love. Advent has been a season of remembering the past, celebrating the present, and joyfully anticipating the future

Summer is here , and with it comes road trips, weekend getaways, and new adventures. If you’ve ever taken a long drive, you know that...

You can’t encounter Him and stay truly neutral. You either lean in with worship… or you back away with rejection or indifference.

As a child, growing up in church, we sang from hymnals. Very old-school – of course since I’m old, it wasn’t considered old-school then....

Did you know that there are over 50 ways to say “Thank you!” Seriously – you can actually google it. They include: I’m so grateful. I...

September 22nd marked the first official day of fall. But with temps still in the low to mid 90s (at least where I live) it was a little...

The calendar has turned the page to August and the stores are stocked with back-to-school supplies. Even though my girls are no longer...

Summer is in full swing and one of Jon’s favorite things about summer in the mid-west was fireflies. There’s just something special...

Summer is officially here. The kids are out of school and vacation time is on everyone’s minds. As a kid, my family took a lot of “road...

In 2000 the show “Survivor “ debuted on TV. While not the first of its kind, Survivor set the stage for a new type of entertainment. ...

We’ve all done it. Second thoughts…. If only … What if ….. Maybe I should have…. Maybe if I hadn’t... Those are the thoughts that...

In early 2021, Netflix release a movie called “Yes Day.” The premise was fairly simple. A Dad and Mom give their three children 24...

This week while scrolling through Facebook, I came across a post that was shared by a college friend. This post included a short...

I think we can all agree that life can be fickle. One day everything is sunshine and roses and the next you might find yourself in the...

This week Jon and I would have celebrated our 40th Anniversary. It would have been the celebration of a significant milestone in our...

In 1873, Horatio G. Spafford, penned the words to this beloved hymn. Many know the back story of this song, but today, I want to take a...

On January 10, 2022, Jon and I came down with a horrible case of the flu (or so we thought). We later found out that we both had COVID....

In Mark 9:14-24, we find the account of a man desperate for Jesus to heal his son. In verse 23 – we see the promise that “Everything is...