My baby sister had a baby this week. She's adorable. (The sister and the baby.) And far away. Fortunately, the baby's so cute you can almost smell the new baby scent through Instagram. I called one of my other sisters yesterday just to tell her I knew what song we need to sing to the baby. Her name will fit perfectly into a song from "The Music Man." Of course, we may not see ...
It’s OK to ask for help.
I was born with an independent streak. I can actually remember trying to write on those little, lined notepads of flimsy paper that disintegrated if you tried to erase. (Do kindergartners still use those? Or was that first grade back then?) I was frustrated and tired, and when my mom asked if I needed help, I clenched my little fist tight around my pencil and said through gritted ...
Reading Opens Worlds
You may not know it now when reading often feels like work, but reading a book can transport you to another world, immerse you in another culture and broaden your horizons. It's like traveling in an armchair. From the first words of some books, I am gone 'til some tiny hand pulls me back. "It is a truth universally acknowledged…" "There was a boy called Eustace Clarence ...
God says, “Go.” Period.
If you've ever been to Sunday school, you have probably heard of a little something called "The Great Commission." If not, here it is: "Go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you." (Matthew 28:19-20) Jesus ...