All summer long it’s been a quiet little college. Now it’s hustle and bustle. Loaded vans and trucks pull up to the school, bringing along not only loads of things, but loads of emotions. Students who are anxious and others excited. And parents. Some who are anxious and others who are excited. I was that parent…
Today, I have with me my new friend at met at She Speaks 2012, Maria Furlough. Be sure to check out our give away at the bottom! By: Maria Furlough Author of Your Daughter Needs a Hero: Helping Her Through Insecurity and Poor Body Image Yup! This is me at 13 years old. Who…
Sitting on the side of the pool, my youngest speaks in a tone not much louder than a whisper, “I’d really like to tell you something, but I don’t want you to make fun of me…or worry either.” I inch my way closer to my girl, showing interest, yet not wanting her feel as though…
“How could God let all those people go to hell?” she said. I could tell she was confused, and a little angry too. “I mean, when they get to heaven, if they didn’t follow Jesus on earth, God’s just going to throw them in hell? I don’t think he will. God’s just not like that. I think he’ll give them another chance.”!
I can definitely understand her concern; we should all be concerned for those we know who are not following Jesus. That’s why we need to share and live it out in front of them. More…
There is a power struggle going on in my house. Maybe you’ve got one too. My teen children are on the cusp of adulthood, yet I am hanging on with white clenched knuckles. It looks like this: “Did you practice piano yet?” “No, I’ll do it later.” “Your room needs picking up. Stop what you…