Black violist. Clique-less. A’s in Latin I and II. Fitting the mold just wasn’t viable for me. Being like Christ means living and speaking in ways that bring contrast.
The Curl that wouldn’t Conform
Take Care of Your Heart
Take Care of Your Heart for from it comes the issues of life. (Proverbs 4:23) What does this mean? When I think of issues, I think of negative circumstances in my personal life and in the world around me. We all have "issues", whether they be a quick temper or a negative self-concept; a child …
Special Needs, Faith, and Race – Parenting Adopted Kids
Paul and Bettina Stevens share their story of raising adopted, special needs, international children and why they started a support group.
Drugs and a Daughter’s Recovery – An Interview with Sherri Cotten
“She didn’t know how to process some childhood trauma and we didn’t realize the degree of the trauma for her.”
Interviewing my husband about Fatherhood, Emotional Growth, and God.
For Father’s Day, I decided to ask Doug questions about his journey as a father. You can watch the video here. Because our children span 20 years, it’s interesting to look back at who we were then–in the 1990s, and who we are now–adults in our fifties trying to parent both young adults and two …
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Will I Make It Through Tomorrow?
I didn’t want to wake up, but the bird outside wouldn’t shut up. I’d reached an emotional low and I needed a proven solution that would help me.
Hollow Optimism with Pessimistic Expectation (HOPE)
HOPE. It’s a waste. Fickle. Flimsy. At least that’s what I used to think. Hope wasn’t the rugged, mighty, power-releasing faith that I read about in the Gospels and the book of Acts. As I read through the gospels, Jesus never said much about hope. Faith yes, hope, no. For much of my life, (until …
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Peace? What to Do When the Source of Our Security is Destroyed.
“How comfortable am I supposed to be on this side of heaven?” The challenge of our earthly life is to wait for what we know will come but cannot be at present: consistency, constant safety, and social unity.
Parents are Like the Little Engine That Could
By the time we become parents, life has provided us with moments of defeat and victory. Our Adolescent Story may have chapters of disappointment. Our Young Adult Story may be like a meandering river. Becoming a person of faith is undoubtedly the epiphany of Our Life Story. We hope and pray that this gut-wrenching, nail-biting …
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