I Will Carry You

By Michele Eich Navigating the empty nest stage of life brings a mix of emotions. One day I’m loving the freedom my husband and I have to go on new adventures. The next minute I am looking at my kids’ baby pictures with tears in my eyes. Through all of it,...

When It Doesn’t Make Sense

By Tanya Jolliffe I was nudged by the Spirit in the spring of 2005 to join a church planting team that my home church was creating. I attended a three-day church planting boot camp and although I didn’t know how things were going to go, I took my spot on...

Your Job’s Not Over

By Rae Lynn DeAngelis The parent/child relationship is one of the deepest bonds we can have here on earth. And because this bond is so strong, it holds the greatest potential to inflict heartache and pain. (This is true whether you are the parent or the child.) At a...

Permission to Play

By Alison Feinauer Will you play?  Stop and play.  Stop the thoughts, over analyzing, the worrying, the processing and have. some. fun. I had become very critical of anyone who wasn’t working.  Playing had become a word for the immature...