You know that satisfying feeling you get when you do the dishes? I don’t just mean loading the dishwasher and pressing start. I mean the kind of cleaning that involves scrubbing the…
Category: Jesus
You’re important.
Do you know how important you are? Okay, I know we need to be careful to not stroke our already-inflated egos. This is not that. But you are important. Significant. Powerful, even….
Countercultural.
Years ago, at age 14, my daughter Emily designed, printed and paid for her own business cards. Some of you may still have one on your refrigerator. It says, “Emily Bushlack, Babysitter.” …
Don’t miss His best.
I will never forget last Sunday. It was one of the most powerful times of worship I can remember. We were led in praise by some amazing and strong moms. And we got…
Who do you love?
Can I risk the embarrassment of confessing some childhood TV crushes? The first crush I can remember was on Albert, the adopted son on Little House on the Prairie. Why did I…
In like a lion….
I’ve heard it said, “March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb.” I’m not so sure… 51 degrees and sunny is pretty mild for March 1. Hopefully it…
Tune-up.
One thing I’ve started to take more seriously as I’ve gotten older and wiser is maintenance. Car maintenance, home maintenance, health maintenance. When you’re young you feel invincible. But eventually you begin…
Oh no.
Oh no. Two teeny tiny words that can convey a significant inconvenience or an entire world of grief. Maybe it’s relatively minor like your furnace stopped working or your wife got in…
Abide in me.
We had all 6 of our kids home for Christmas. At first it was a frankly difficult adjustment getting used to all those people (and their stuff) back under one roof. But…
Recommendations.
When was the last time someone shared with you a “100 %, would recommend”, word-of-mouth endorsement? Whether it was Crumbl Cookies or MODE boutique, or Feedwell Kitchen & Bakery, I bet once…