Category Archives: love

Welcome Friend! You don’t want to be unloving, in fact, you want to be more loving–am I right? Sometimes, though we accidentally do things that, at first glance, don’t seem…

My best friend and the waitress both had tears in their eyes. What’s going on? I wondered as I approached the table. I took my seat, they smiled at me, then…

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“You two are real Christians, aren’t you?” The question took JP and me by surprise. I mean, how do you answer a question like that? Behind the question laid an…

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You know what today is. And depending on your relationship status, you either love it or hate it. JP and I haven’t always been the greatest at celebrating Valentine’s Day….

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Last week I wrote an article for Crosswalk.com called “10 People Your Child Needs in Their Life Other Than You”. But then I got to thinking: kids aren’t the only…

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From my heart to yours: Happy Valentine’s Day! Even if you don’t celebrate Valentine’s Day in a big way, there’s something about the holiday that tends to make us a little more intentional about showing love. The best Valentine’s Days aren’t the ones where we seek to be loved, but where we seek to love. […]

Let me ask you a question: Do you feel loved? You should feel loved. Because you are loved. But it’s easy to forget, isn’t it?  Sometimes it can even be hard to believe. It’s hard to feel loved when… A family member’s words cuts to our core. We’re left out. The phone call doesn’t come. […]

  “Did he just flip you off?” “He sure did.” “Why? You weren’t doing anything wrong.” “I know, but apparently something I did bugged him”. “Wow. Talk about an anger issue.” So went the conversation between JP and me Sunday afternoon… We were in a great mood, chatting happily on our way to a wedding. […]

Do you feel loved? You should feel loved. Because you are loved. But sometimes it’s easy to forget, isn’t it?  Sometimes it can even be hard to believe. Especially if we’re not getting the affirmation we think we need or the respect we think we deserve; especially if we’re painfully aware of our own failures […]