A brief explanation of Advent and how our family celebrates. Read more →

Practical ways to help families who are struggling. Read more →

I received a copy of "The Wisdom of Faith" by Bobby Bowden and Steve Bowden, from Family Christian Stores for the purpose of generating a review. I immediately thought of my father-in-law and requested permission for him to write this one. Mr. Rhoades taught biology and coached high school basketball... Read more →

I received a copy of Vanishing Grace: What Ever Happened to the Good News? written by Philip Yancey, from NetGalley for the purpose of generating a review. Italicized quotes, with the exception of the opening movie quotes, are from the book. The opinions expressed here are my own. And great... Read more →

I'm participating in "Five Minute Friday" over at katemotaung.com today. For five minutes, bloggers are encouraged to "free write, which means: no editing, no over-thinking, no worrying about perfect grammar or punctuation." The writing prompt this week is Notice. Oh, I get this one. My most popular blog post to... Read more →