Relationships & Family

Topics covering marriage insights, parenting wisdom, relational accountability, healthy communication, and biblical principles for relationships.

Cherish the Sweet Spots

🌤️ Sweet Spots and Missed Moments The past several mornings, despite increasing afternoon temps, have been fairly cool. Refreshingly pleasant—especially considering what is assuredly approaching. It’s kind of a “weather sweet spot.” But I realized something one morning as I sat inside writing, while it was absolutely perfect outside: Am I cherishing these sweet spots… […]

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Longing for What You Already Have

The Restlessness That Won’t Let Go Darren Hardy once shared a parable that hit me in the heart.It was about a successful, happily-married, middle-aged woman who just… felt something was missing. Life looked great on paper, yet a quiet restlessness kept tugging at her soul. In the parable, a character in similar circumstances sets out

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For Just One Crazed Man

No One Is Too Far In Luke 8, we find one of the most extraordinary acts of compassion in the Gospels. Jesus crosses a lake in the middle of a fierce storm to reach one man—a man who, by society’s standards, was beyond help. This “crazed madman in chains” was an outcast, isolated and tormented.

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And just like that, I’m 55!

Where Did the Time Go? Embracing the Moments That Matter 55 years. Wow. It’s hard to believe how quickly time has passed. I look back and realize how much of life I once hurried along. Come on, recess. Come on, summer break. Come on, graduation. Come on, vacation. Even waiting for the microwave to finish

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