Growing up, my parents taught me to savor moments because the older you get, the faster they go. That is advice I should have taken more of this year because it seems to have flown by. To me, it feels like the beginning of COVID-19 and all of us hunkering down in our houses was […]

God’s Unlikely Messengers Why were the shepherds, of all people, the first to know on Christmas night? by Daniel Darling I’LL NEVER FORGET THE FIRST TIME I saw a lamb. Unlike the cuddly stuffed animals I grew accustomed to as a kid or the quirky and cute figures from my Sunday School flannel graph, sheep […]

God With Us There is great joy in simple faithfulness. by Erin Franklin I WOULDN’T NECESSARILY say I grew up in a “musical” family, but that didn’t stop us from always having music in our home, even if that simply meant someone was whistling, piano-playing, humming, or singing as he or she went about the […]

The weather snapped this week. It finally feels like fall, or maybe even winter. The trees in my yard have turned red, some brown, and have begun to fall—creating what seems to be another task on my weekend chore list. However, this might be my favorite season of the year. I look forward to fall […]

God’s Beautiful Surprises Keep noticing how often the Lord blesses you. by Sophie Hudson NOW I WON’T PRESUME to speak for the group, but I think — for most of us, at least — that when we consider what we’re thankful for, we land on the big stuff first. We’re thankful for our families, our […]

Folded Hands On the one hand, there is thanksgiving; on the other, there is blessing. by TINA BOESCH HE LEAVES STRUNG from twine and draped over our dining room table turn slowly to reveal words of thanks. A couple of weeks before Thanksgiving, I spread out colored paper in autumnal shades on the den floor […]