When you have no idea what you’re doing…
Over the years, Saul and I have added to our family. First it was a dog (RIP Robby Dog Phillips). Then it was our three biological children. Then it was another dog (Dakota is currently sleeping next to me in my office). Then it was two precious boys, the same age as our middle son,
Kindness can bring us to our knees
Have you ever bitten off more than you could chew? I’m not talking about the Christmas ham — I’m talking about a project you thought you could handle, but couldn’t. That’s what happened to Oscar Bergos from Moorhead, Minn. Luckily, kindness pulled up to save the day. “About 15 years ago, I had a cottage
The Chains of Sin
I’ve been followed around the last few weeks by these words… “Sin will take you farther than you want to go, keep you longer than you want to stay, and cost you more than you want to pay.” My youngest son, Ben, and I have been having some deep philosophical conversations about decision making. Ben
How would you react to such a sweet gift?
For the record, you should never do anything in front of children that you might find embarrassing when talked about in front of adults. When we go on vacation, I like to hunt down the town’s best specialty bakery. I have a tendency to buy two flavors of cupcakes at a time because it just
Untangle your tinsel
Have you ever had to draw a hard line with the “tinsel” in your life? You know, those little, seemingly harmless things that quickly take more than their fair share of attention? I sometimes think I have to jump in and fix every subtle snag in my life before it gets completely out of control,
Showing up with kindness helps soften the blow
Sometimes it’s not the first blow that knocks us down, it’s the second or the third. We can hold it together for the initial bad news, but all too quickly comes a totally unrelated problem that causes us to come unglued. I think they call that the straw that broke the camel’s back. Jolene Rohde
Help for the spinning head
Sometimes my head spins. How about yours? It’s not yet 9am and already I’ve worried whether my child has strep, how many mice might be living in my house, if I’m doing enough to support my friends, and how long my parents will live. My head seems to be extra spinny these days. (And yes,
