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Rooney isn’t old enough to come home with a report card just yet, but I’ve been dealing with report cards for most of my life. Whether they were ...

We've all seen it. The individual who gets shamed by cyber bullies because they've made a mistake. Maybe it was a big mistake. Maybe it was a sma...

If I’m being honest, I have to say that I didn’t spend a lot of my time early in life thinking about or caring about what God had planned for me. ...

"The wisdom to know what needs to be done and to stir action in ourselves and others toward a goal is essential to finding and carrying out God’s...

“A life lived in kindness toward others is part of God’s special purpose for all of us. Self-sacrifice and putting the feelings and needs of other...

 “In life, we face tough times and scary situations. We can’t avoid them, but we can seek and find God’s wisdom and boldly face any problem with...

“We talk to God, and He talks to us. We must listen for Him, wait patiently for His timing, then act when and how He tells us to do so.” It’s ea...

  “Honest and open communication is the first step in a relationship with God, the revealing of truth from deep inside our own hearts.” The darkest...

I’m afraid sometimes. I’ll admit it. Not all the time, but sometimes my imagination pairs up real nicely with my fears as I ask, “God, what exact...

Our daughter Rooney turns two this week. Two. Seriously, where did the time go? As a first-time parent, the jump from one year old to two has bee...

I don’t know if it’s because it’s “Oscar Season” or because we just started character analysis in my 6th grade Literature class, but I’ve got acti...

Three times per week, I teach an elective to 7th and 8th graders and I get to talk to them all about leadership. It’s fun and rewarding for me (I ...