Teach them to love Jesus, learning, adventure, and each other.
When I was little, our family would take long road trips each summer. Between staying in campsites with our pop-up trailer for six, we'd often stop along the way and stay with relatives and long-time friends of my parents. There was the house with the deaf cat you did NOT want to sneak up on,... Continue Reading →
I gave him his last tuck-in as a 12-year-old last night. Right now, there's still a Christmas tree lit up in our living room, but it's sporting a Happy Birthday banner dangling off the big star on top—stretching to the curtain rod. Yes, it's January, and there are birthday presents underneath that tree. Multi-functional? I... Continue Reading →
It was kind of like an exchange program. Within days, we had said goodbye to my son and hello and welcome to a tall nephew who was to take my son's place for 10 days. He got his bed, coat hooks, shoe shelf, toothbrush drawer, and video game controller. And most of all, he got... Continue Reading →
"I'll blindfold him; it'll be fine." That sounds very suspicious if taken out of context. A big brother and I had just returned with a pair of sneakers from the clearance section at the outlet store. With his birthday on the horizon, the littlest brother eagerly submitted to the whole 'blindfold situation.' And with a... Continue Reading →
Rebecca Bergman 