Samuel, our youngest, has been struggling with making friends out here in Tennessee. He's lived his long, long life of eleven and a half years in California. He's never had to make friends before. They were collected as he grew, some from preschool, others from grammar school and more from soccer and baseball. At bedtime he'll … [Read more...]
Can You Have Half a Brother?
While speaking at a women’s conference an adorable young mom came up and introduced herself to me. I always love meeting women face to face and hearing about their lives. It wasn’t long before we were talking about our kids. I went on and asked, “Tell me about your family. How many kids do you have?” “We have three children. … [Read more...]
Overtired? Overworked? Try Overflow!
Yesterday morning, my pastor got up and shared how he was visiting with dear friends the night before and couldn’t help but see an overwhelming consensus among the crowd. They were all tired and weary—every single one of them. He wondered out loud during his sermon if the consensus was the same among all of us in the … [Read more...]
Family Life Before Family Life
Ever had one of those pinch-me moments? You know, the kind of moment that is so big you can't give it words? I'm experiencing a couple of those moments this month. Tomorrow we're loading up the Suburban and driving six hours to the Family Life studio in Little Rock, Arkansas. Can I tell you how surreal this is for … [Read more...]
Love Takes Time
“You’re going to LOVE it here.” These six words strung together create the most common sentence we’ve heard from locals since arriving in Middle Tennessee. I want to love it here, but just can’t. The ones I love, the places I love just aren’t here with me. We were created to be in relationship with one another. No time in my life have I … [Read more...]
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