What different would the world look if Christians decided to never be offended? How different would your life look if you chose to exchange your anger for peace in your heart?
Tag: Joy
A Day in the Life: The rhythm with a 5-, a 7-, and an 8-year old
A daily rhythm is not necessarily a schedule because it stays flexible enough that we can accomplish that day’s goals. But it also gives us a scaffolding from which to build.
Un-helicopter Parenting, Part I: Masterly Inactivity
Unhelicopter. Free Range. Unschooling. There are a lot of ways to describe our approach to parenting. In the first of a series, I detail how we look at different parts of parenting with a goal to raise adults based in trust and the freedom to fail.
The Gift of Rain in the Desert
Our move from San Francisco to Los Angeles came as a surprise in many ways, but God eased our journey with unexpected grace.
In Search of Something Greater than the American Dream
Afa and I have made many decisions that seem counterintuitive when viewed in the context of achieving success, specifically the “American Dream.”
“I Want the Big Waves”: Lessons from My Daughter’s Search for the Hard Things
It didn’t matter how many times they wiped her out, Ana Lia wanted to ride the big waves the most.
Mantras To Get Me Through Each Day (With Relationships in Tact)
Days can seem overwhelming, but it can be the little changes we make that allow us to get through them with a little more joy and a little less annoyance.
Ten Lessons from Ten Years of Marriage
Afa and I celebrated our ten year anniversary in May 2023, and these are ten lessons I have learned over that time that help us be happily married, prayerfully for decades to come.
Book Review: Sabbath as Resistance by Walter Brueggemann
This book examines the Ten Commandments through the lens of the Fourth Commandment. The author details how observance of Sabbath today is as countercultural as it was when the Israelites came out of Egypt.
Book Review: Better Late Than Early by Dorothy and Raymond Moore
Despite this being recommended by multiple homeschool moms, I strongly disliked it. It was a difficult read with more to disagree with than support.