Happy St. Patrick’s Day. Don’t forget to wear something green. As you get settled back into normal life after spring break, I want to ask you a question: Of all the places…
Category: Life
Mine.
Anyone who has been the parent of a three year old has heard this simple yet forceful declaration of ownership: “MINE!” It’s actually an important developmental milestone for children as they are…
Happily ever after.
We are trained since childhood to enjoy a good story all the way until its happy ending. Whether it’s a fairy tale, a Disney movie, or a classic novel, once the guy…
Honey in the rock.
Oh how sweet, how sweet it is, to hear my darling niece Mady sing the song “Honey in the Rock” when she’s on the worship team! Do you think it’s important to…
Blessings and cursings and Christmas.
Jeremy and I like to read a special devotion during the weeks leading up to Christmas. We do something different each year. This year we picked a tiny little paperback called Joy…
Hark.
Hark. As in, Listen. Don’t let these words from Charles Wesley escape you this year. Listen to the words of the Christmas song which is urging us to listen to the words…
Boo!
According to the National Retail Federation’s annual Halloween consumer survey, total Halloween spending this year will reach a record 10.6 billion dollars. Eeek! I am not throwing stones. I love holidays, shopping, celebrating and…
Be the GOAT.
Wouldn’t it be cool to be considered the very best at something? The Greatest of All Time? Some names are synonymous with greatness. Serena Williams. Michael Phelps. Whitney Houston. Frank Lloyd Wright….
You’re Invited!
Well, it’s graduation season, and in Iowa, that means Grad Parties. There’s something very poignant about walking past photo display boards where parents try to sum up an entire childhood. There’s no…
Good questions!
We recently took a once-in-a-lifetime family vacation to Hawaii. Sadly the adopted boys had to work, but the original six Bushlacks enjoyed over a week together on The Garden Isle of Kauai….