Christmas and Easter are historically the highest attended church services of the year. People come out of the woodwork to attend with their mothers and grandmothers even if they don’t make it…
A Collision
If you have a teenage driver in your home, you know the word collision gets your attention. There was a season in our home when we had multiple teenage drivers and consequently…
Everything Flows
An ancient Greek philosopher named Heraclitis mused that “The only thing constant in life is change.” He’s also attributed with the thought-provoking, “No one ever steps into the same river twice.” And…
Pop Quiz Time
You probably remember your school days with the dreaded “pop quiz.” It felt unfair to have a teacher give no warning before announcing a test that could impact your grade. If the…
Heart Health
February has been Heart Health Awareness Month. This year The American Heart Association expects to raise about 16 million dollars as a result of the commitments made during February. Additionally millions of…
AbideCR 2025
Does anyone else love spring cleaning? Maybe I’m weird, but I love it. There’s something really satisfying about giving a space a thorough once-over: blow off the dust, purge the clutter, and…
The Heart of Sacrifice
Sacrifice can be simply defined as willingly doing a hard thing for a greater purpose. In everyday life, we understand this instinctively—even though it’s still difficult. Hard things, when chosen for the…
The Power of Moments
I read an incredible book this month that I have to highly recommend to you: It’s called The Power of Moments by Chip Heath and Dan Heath. If you want to be…
Well, Duh!
Did you ever learn something and think to yourself, “How have I missed that all these years? This is so obvious and self-evident!” Well, I had one of those moments. I was…