Teach them to love Jesus, learning, adventure, and each other.
"Why does your face look like that?" he asked as he swiftly skied up beside me. "Like what?" I retorted. "Like you're angry, confused, or scared all at once?" he replied. It was my concentration face. I couldn't help it. It was my 'Don't fall over, avoid the yellow rope drop-off bit of the hill... Continue Reading →
"Oh, Mom! Look at all the tiny mugs!" he exclaimed. We were in an airport gift shop on our layover; a basket full of Elvis-look-a-like rubber ducks sat on the floor by our feet. Yes, that's where he learned what shot glasses were. No, he didn't use his souvenir money to bring one home. Part... Continue Reading →
For me, summer camps began when I was only four years old. My parents parked our pop-up trailer at the top of the hill for two weeks. My siblings joined their age-appropriate cabins, my mom counselled below in the beloved cabin #3, and my dad faithfully cleaned the toilets and did all the odd jobs. ... Continue Reading →
I remember turning ten and how entering my double-digit era felt like a big deal. I can still taste the butter pecan double-decker cake with the sliced strawberries and envision the erratic sparkler display preceding the much-anticipated slicing. I used to count the days to each birthday, and now I see my kids doing the... Continue Reading →
As a homeschooler, I was allowed to join the track and field day at the nearby school every year. The day was filled with obstacle courses, relays, running races, and a celebratory box of 2 in 1 flavoured Nerds to consume on the bus ride home. I loved every part of that day except for... Continue Reading →
I clicked the submit button. The confirmation email that shortly followed confirmed we were on the waitlist for the fall. But isn't it funny how sometimes you can get surprised by things in life? I was surprised when I got an email saying that three of my boys could start immediately at the one-day-a-week school... Continue Reading →
"How is it Christmas already? I feel like this year went by really fast!" Someone exclaimed last week. Did you feel that too? Most of us felt that way at our house this year. It's our first Christmas in this house, yet shortly after every move we've ever made, the figuring out 'of where to... Continue Reading →
I love walking, like, so much. I don’t deal with traffic when I walk. I know exactly how long it’ll take me to get everywhere, and I love the feeling of my legs making the long strides to get me where I need to be. I LOVE stopping and looking at beautiful stuff along the... Continue Reading →
I have a friend who is creative and artistic in all that she does, even her sheet pan dinners come out looking like an art project. Last year I sent her a screenshot of a verse and said, "If you ever make this into a canvas, I'll be your first customer!" A week later on... Continue Reading →
“Happy New year!” The text from my sister read. Exploding balloons and streamer emojis flew across the screen, reminding me that phones have come such a long way. I messaged back. “2022? I can barely believe it.” I mean, it did just feel like we were waiting for 1999 to roll into 2000. I remember... Continue Reading →
Rebecca Bergman 