It’s Not Too Late to Have a Truly Meaningful Advent
Each year, the lighting of the first candle of the Advent wreath awakens me with the realization that Christmas is less than a month away. Then, before I know it, we are lighting the second purple candle and before I turn around the pink candle is lit, leaving only one more candle to light before […]
Accepting God’s Labor Day Gift
In 1894, Labor Day was declared a national holiday. Most worked a six-day work week and then enjoyed Sundays for worship, time with family, and relaxation. Sunday was their “Divine Day of Vacation” set aside by God to slow us down and recharge us physically, mentally, and most importantly, spiritually. In God’s 3rdCommandment, “Remember […]
Authentic Freedom, Pope John Paul II, & the New Battle for Truth
Every year on July 4th we come together as Americans, as family and a nation, to celebrate our common heritage and the freedoms that our forefathers fought wholeheartedly to secure. In my past visits to Williamsburg, Yorktown, and Gettysburg I got a glimpse of the risks made by individuals with very real threats of life, […]
10 Back-to-College “Care” Package Ideas that Will Last a Lifetime
When our oldest child was preparing to head out for her first year at the university, a wise and experienced mother of six told us that when she took their oldest off to the university, she cried all the way there, the entire time unpacking the car, all the way home and for the next […]
Take These Words to Heart
What has happened to the 10 Commandments over the past several decades? The Commandments have been removed from the walls of our schools and courtrooms and removed from the town squares. The outcome of them being removed is that the Commandments have largely been forgotten. Having forgotten them, society has deemed them unnecessary, unimportant, irrelevant and […]