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Heading north on Highway 21 near Elkin, you will pass what our family most affectionately calls “The Goldilocks Church.” There’s Baby Bear, a teenie...

Light and Life

The day after Thanksgiving started quietly. Soft pajamas. A mug of tea. Softly falling snow. A visit with a friend. My television stayed off....

The Pros and Cons of Santa Clause

The most wonderful time of the year is here. 

Unfortunately, living in North Carolina currently means that I’m struggling to get in the...

Christmas Gifts: Making Friends With Relatives Who Annoy You

I’ve been living a bit in Jacob’s story. His life is quite the soap opera. After tricking his nearly blind, dying father Isaac...

Letters from a Pastor’s Wife: My Son’s Hero

This is the third post in the “Letter’s from a Pastor’s Wife” series. The first is HERE and the next is HERE.

A highlight of...

5 Reasons Parenting My Threenager Is Exhausting

My threenager is amazing. She’s smart, compassionate, curious, kind, and surprisingly intuitive. She’s also stubborn, opinionated, extremely bold, and ridiculously energetic. Honestly, I think...

O Christmas Tree(s)

Last weekend, for the first time ever, I bought a real Christmas tree.  I drove to the mountains, grabbed a measuring stick, found a...

A Closet Full of Nothing to Wear

Ever walk into your closet and think, “I have nothing to wear?”

Yeah me neither (cause I’m a manly man.) Even though that’s true, I...

Raising a Child in a Culture of Christmas Consumerism

We are officially now in full swing of the Christmas season.

I personally love Christmas. I love this time of year and pretty much everything...

Slow Down

Y’all. Time is flying. Weather is cooling, decorations are twinkling, and the days go by so quickly! That could have a little bit...

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