A Time For Silence

A Time To Be Silent

There is a major highway in Houston called the Sam Houston Parkway.  It’s a giant loop that goes all the way around the city.  Seriously, it’s gigantic. On a map, the highway looks like a rounded square with downtown Houston in the very center.  Nice and neat and symmetrical.  But zoom in to real life […] Read more…

Love Believes All Things

The Perfect Man

Our newest team member, Merri Gamble, has shared some of her experience from being married for several decades!  Enjoy! “Perfect” – adj. 1.  conforming absolutely to the description or definition of an ideal type When you look at your husband, or think of him, or speak of him – what goes through your mind?  Does it […] Read more…

My kid doesn't like going to church

My Kid Doesn’t Like Going To Church

I have this precious, lovable, teachable 5-year-old. He loves outer space. He loves bad weather. He loves to draw. He loves the great hero stories of the Bible. But he does not like going to church. Every Sunday it’s the same old song.  Actually, let’s back up a bit.  Every Saturday it’s the same old […] Read more…

Feathers

The Mother Who Molts

Something is changing, and it feels big. I’m pretty sure that I’m feeling that painful suction and pull that comes from the leaving of one season of life and the entering into the next one.  It’s kind of like molting.  A little messy, a little embarrassing, a little painful even…but it’s necessary for growth and […] Read more…

Would I Do It All Over Again?

Would I Do It All Over Again?

Where do I begin? Let’s begin at the beginning. 1986…married…with a baby coming.  I had no idea about the journey I was about to embark on.  I felt excited and scared.  But the incredible joy at seeing that tiny face for the first time was indescribable! Fast forward two-and-a-half years and another incredible blessing was on the way. […] Read more…

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How to Make “Easy Readers”

My two year old daughter loves books, and tries to read them to me.  It’s adorable, and funny, and exciting that she is so into it.  My son however, is less interested in reading.  He’ll let me read to him at bed time, but at other times throughout the day, he’d rather be doing anything […] Read more…

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