August always is a doozy when you have school-aged kids in your house. The excitement of the new school year often transitions into complete exhaustion by the time Labor Day blessedly rolls around. At least that’s the case in our…
Grow in Grace
In our exhausting quests for perfection, other people’s opinions can be the fuel for our endless efforts to hit unreasonable standards. But, focusing on the wrong input throws us off our bearings creating feelings of instability (and insecurity). The other…
Look Fear in the Eye…and Tell It Who’s Boss
The only other time I’ve been this terrified (and emotional) watching someone on a diving board was in 1988 watching Greg Louganis hit his head on the platform in the Seoul Summer Olympics. Today surpassed that greatly. My girl –…
Adjusting Our Aim
Our aim is not to be perfect in the eyes of this broken, temporary world, but rather to be pleasing in His sight. And his sight is grace-filled, loving us as we fumble and stumble. If you’re like me, we…
The Value of Imperfection
Once we put the value of imperfection in God’s context, it shifts the value we place on faults, doesn’t it? Here’s to the trials that come our way in an imperfect world. That’s where we grow.
