There’s a song which I really love that we sing at our church a lot. The chorus comes straight from Psalm 86. It goes like this: “Give me...

Thirty or so years ago, I spent a few summer months in eastern Europe. I went with a group of college students who offered free English...

When I was a little girl I had a very high standard for beauty. (Not my own personal prettiness, of course. I was just your average,...

Growing up in Nashville, I remember summer nights, going to an ice cream place with my parents and sisters called Dee’s Delights. Since...

Zonderkids I’ve started over reading the Bible chronologically again this year, so I find myself in the same place where I was last...

etsy.com When I was growing up, my sisters and I loved to make crafts with Shrinky-Dinks. If you’re not familiar with this art medium...

There are certain Bible stories that I remember hearing as a small child in Sunday School class. Flannel board set up with the colorful...

One of the most instantly rewarding household chores has got to be vacuuming. In just a few minutes, I can run my vacuum over my living...

A dozen years ago, we took a family trip to Washington, D.C. On our first full day in our nation’s capital, we visited the Lincoln...

Jesus’ friend, Lazarus, was sick. His sisters, Mary and Martha, had sent a message to Jesus. Instead of leaving right away, Jesus stayed...

There was a man who was born blind. Day after day, he sat while the world zoomed past him. Then one day, he met a man who changed...

The Israelites had escaped Egypt and slavery. The plagues and the flip-flopping Pharaoh. The Passover lamb and the midnight getaway...

Have you ever endorsed something that you didn’t actually know that much about? Maybe it was a product or a restaurant, and then you find...

I realized after I had placed the strap of a heavy bag on my shoulder that I was sunburnt. The sunburn itself probably occurred after...

I love to read books to children. Whether it’s a novel with cliffhangers at the end of each chapter or a picture book with simple text...

On a recent trip to Costa Rica, my husband Brent and I went on a little river trip. We were accompanied by our captain, a guide (let’s...

Several months ago, I boarded a plane for a Spring Break trip to Florida. Once everyone had settled into their seats, announcements were...

It’s summertime! Along with the heat and the humidity, the wasps and the lightning bugs, summer comes with the annual cry from every kid...

If you live in Tennessee, the Carolinas, Alabama, Arkansas, Missouri, or Illinois you have something in common—cicadas that have been...

blochworld.com In college, my older sister was cast in the role of Cinderella’s Stepmother in the musical Into the Woods. She was told to...

I have a friend who adopted her son after several years of fostering him. She said that when the official court date drew closer, she...

The other day, I asked my husband Brent and our younger son Ezra to list some phrases that they like and some that they don’t like. (I’m...

Every six months or so, depending on what’s going on in my life, I have a Knock-Down. If you’re not familiar with the concept, it’s kind...

I broke the bracelet my husband gave me for Christmas. It survived about 35 days before the slender gold chain got hung on the corner of...