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Hosting Is Simple. Surviving Family… That’s the Real Challenge.

I’m writing this the day after Thanksgiving. I hosted again this year, which is typical for me. When the kids were young, we used to drive from house to house because my husband’s parents were divorced and there were multiple homes to hit in one day. Early on, I realized that hosting was the way to ...

Letting Purpose Rise: Trusting the Story God Is Writing in Our Children

I’ve found myself having the same conversation with several friends lately: their grown or nearly grown kids are making choices that don't match what the parents envisioned. Personal choices, motivation, direction, identity — the things young adults wrestle with quietly until it becomes loud en...

Once More Into The Fray 

"Once more into the fray, into the last good fight I'll ever know.

Live and die on this day, live and die on this day."

The line comes from The Grey, the 2011 film with Liam Neeson. His character is a man who has nearly given up on his own life—only to find himself fighting desperately for i...