For My Friends Let it Shine 11 Jul 202011 Jul 2020 By Katie Helmreich Our 4th of July was absolutely idyllic. We celebrated with family and friends out in our backyard, paddling around in the creek with the ducklings, playing games,…
Discipleship Tools… A Reluctant Visual Faith-er 22 Jun 2020 by Kim Longden About a year ago, I reluctantly signed up to go to a Visual Faith™ presentation at our church. I was there to support friends who had coordinated…
For My Friends Hidden Treasures 11 Jun 2020 By Katie Helmreich Every night for the past couple of months, my youngest has asked to do a page or two in her Hidden Picture books instead of stories. She's…
For My Friends Growing Is Such A Pain 6 Jun 2020 By: Katie Helmreich Our ability to learn is such an incredible gift! The end of the school year is the perfect time to look back at lessons learned; this year…
For My Friends O God, Where Are You? 22 May 202028 Dec 2020 By Naomi Rossow Sitting on the waterside patio with the lake air surrounding me, I was content. The sky was filled with different shades of blue, and the water reflected…
For My Friends Adding Margin to My Day 20 May 202023 Oct 2020 By Kim Longden I am a pretty task-oriented person, and if left unchecked, I will plow through human interactions for the sake of getting things done. Today was one of…
For My Friends What’s the Worst that Could Happen? 16 May 202015 May 2020 By: Katie Helmreich The timer went off but no one noticed. I had put a tray of cookies in the oven and walked away to rally the kids for chores.…
Discipleship Tools Visual Prayer: How to Begin Before You Know Where To Start 12 May 2020 By Katie Helmreich Some days prayer feels daunting. Where to begin? We struggle to focus. We can't seem to slow down. We don't know how to verbalize what's most on…
Discipleship Tools… Family Doodling Devotions 23 Apr 202028 Dec 2020 By Katie Helmreich Great family devotion time was a unicorn I hunted for a long time. We've managed to get to Advent devotions a couple years, but we never really…
Practicing Forgiveness at Home 17 Apr 2020 By Kim Longden I like to think of our home as a proving ground—a place where things are tested and tried out. One of the things we have been testing…
Cultural Studies Catie Girl’s Mask 7 Apr 20207 Apr 2020 By John Cordrey Tonight as I was leaving Catie girl's room, with her sound asleep, something out of the ordinary caught my eye. Earlier in the day, my second-grader had…
Discipleship Tools Dining Room Sanctuary 27 Mar 202028 Dec 2020 By Valerie Matyas This weekend we embark on Round 2 of social distancing at home worship. I will admit, last Sunday was rough. Don’t get me wrong, I am grateful…
For My Friends The Power of Music in Family Life 24 Mar 202017 Apr 2020 By Kim Longden Several years ago, my husband came home with a Bluetooth speaker and set it on the kitchen counter. Looking back now, I can trace back to this…
Jesus at the Center of My Messy Life 21 Mar 202023 Oct 2020 "How Clear is Our Vocation, Lord..." but not the kitchen counter... I'm firmly in that stage of life where it seems as if every waking moment is spent in the…
For My Friends Fully Adopted 29 Dec 2019 I don’t think I’ll ever forget the look on the face of the university president when I hit him square in the middle of his bald head with a rubber…
