Do you remember making friends at six years old? Maybe you easily met someone on the monkey bars, or you coordinated a game of tag, or you started up a conversation with your soccer teammate that blossomed into a friendship. For many of us, making and establishing friends seemed easier then. At six years old, the world seemed ripe with […]
Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins. Offer hospitality to one another without grumbling. -1 Peter 4:8-9 NIV Nearly thirteen years ago, after my husband and I moved to a northern Chicago suburb, I distinctly remember going to the grocery store for the first time in a new area. Navigating the store, I […]
February is often when I start to experience the winter blues. Anyone else? I try to get outside when I can, stay active, and be in community, but it’s still hard to keep an upbeat attitude when it’s been so dark and cold for so long. I’ve found myself crawling into bed at eight o’clock (sometimes earlier), feeling like it […]