Have you ever seen a picture or meme of a little child who has a heavy backpack put on them, and they fall over backwards, and their feet fly up? My oldest son is now a large stout fellow, but when he was young, all his energy went into his brain, not his body. He was the littlest kid in his class until about 9th or 10th grade, and that included the smallest girl. But oh, how he would load down his backpack. I had to remove books from his backpack so that he would not hurt hi

Luke 15:3-7 “Jesus told them this story: “If a man has a hundred sheep and one of them gets lost, what will he do? Won’t he leave the ninety-nine others in the wilderness and go to search for the one that is lost until he finds it? And when he has found it, he will joyfully carry it home on his shoulders. When he arrives, he will call together his friends and neighbors, saying, ‘Rejoice with me because I have found my lost sheep.’ In the same way, there is more joy in heaven

Please understand that I know some people are truly poisonous, dangerous, cruel, and evil. I’m not suggesting reconciliation with those people. That’s not what this place is about. However… It’s becoming pervasive, isn’t it? This chosen divide between family members in search of safety has become an increasing part of our culture. Those leaving have given up on working things out or trying to be understood. Leaving seems safest and cleanest. They’re done with trying to be und

Love your people the way they feel loved if you want them to feel loved. This is my take for your children from The 5 Love Languages by Gary Chapman In case you’re not familiar with the Love Languages, here’s the concept in a nutshell: Each of us understands or feels more loved if love is expressed to us in one of these 5 ways. Since we often express love in the same way we receive love, we may be expressing our love language to someone, but they may not feel our love unless