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Kids love pizza, and I do too. The perfect chewy/crunchy crust. Pizza sauce, everything from marinara to Alfredo works for me, with a swirl of pesto. Don’t get me started on toppings. And yes, pineapple qualifies.  But how do you bring Jesus into pizza night? It’s not as hard as you think. Pizza and Smashed…

Ah, camping! I love the outdoors and when our older boys were small, we camped. A lot. We lived in Arizona at the time and could escape the valley’s 120-degree heat for the mountains and temps in the 70s. Bugs are scarce in Arizona which was a plus coming from Texas where the mosquitos can pick…

While I’ll never turn down chocolate, there’s so much more to Easter than candy and stuffed rabbits. Here are some suggestions for a better Easter basket for your grandchild: 1. Resurrection eggs: Direct focus away from the bunny and toward Jesus. There are multiple versions of resurrection eggs, but all tell the story of Easter. Plus, kids have the…

I never knew exactly when I accepted Jesus as my Lord and Savior. Certainly not the date.  But I always wished I could.  It’s a significant moment and one worth celebrating. I was raised in a variety of denominations as Mom and Dad tried to hash out his Southern Baptist background with her Lutheran/Episcopalian one.…

When time comes for the Summer Olympics, my husband enjoys watching track and field. Relays always promise some drama. Why? The handoff. The trickiest part of a relay. Races have been won and lost in this short twenty-meter zone. But the stakes are higher than shiny medals when we’re talking about our faith. No matter how…

St. Patrick’s Day is coming. Are you ready? Not that we need an excuse to have fun with the grandchildren, but St. Patrick’s Day offers food, fun, and faith.  I never forget St. Patrick’s Day. It’s my aunt’s birthday and hers is the day after mine, so I always remember it. But what’s not to love? Green…

Following the Navy’s boot camp, the visit with our son Ben had been painfully short. One day. Less than twenty-four hours with the son we hadn’t seen for eight weeks. As the pageantry of boot camp graduation faded, my husband and I faced a second separation from our firstborn. Now officially a military family, we…

Lent begins February 18th. If your only familiarity with Lent is Mardi Gras, you may have a few questions.  What is Lent?  How did it start?  And why practice it?  Lent commemorates Jesus’s 40-day period of fasting and temptation in the wilderness. Historians point to the practice after the Council of Nicea in 325 A.D,…

Today, we continue our Go BIG! series with the letter G. G for stand in the gap and G for partner with God. 1. Stand in the Gap: No, not the store. The stakes are much higher than clothes. We stand in the gap for our grandchildren. Ezekiel 22:30 reads, “I looked for someone among them who would…

                In elementary school, Valentine’s Day brought shoe boxes covered in pink construction paper and red hearts, pastel conversation candies, and Valentines from classmates and family. In high school, sweetheart carnations were the thing. Today, Valentine’s Day is another chance to say I love you to the family from parents down to the grandkids.  But…