Dec 16, 2024
After the death of my mom, my dad remarried, and we moved to the booming metropolis of Sawmills. We began attending the local church and I made fast friends. Important for a 9-year-old whose life had just been turned upside down. However, a few months in, my...
Dec 15, 2024
When Andrew and Layne were young, we’d count down the days before big events by counting “darks.” It was our quirky little system, and let’s be honest, it worked better than the impatient “Are we there yet?” countdowns. We are officially down to the darks you can...
Dec 13, 2024
When Buddy the Elf arrived in New York City, his childlike joy and relentless optimism ran headfirst into the city’s cynicism. From the grumbling pedestrians to Walter, his distant and dismissive father, Buddy encountered a world that didn’t believe in magic, hope, or...
Dec 12, 2024
Faith is a curious thing. It asks us to trust in something beyond what our eyes can see, beyond what our minds can fully grasp. It calls us to believe in a story still unfolding, in a purpose we can’t always trace, and in a God who is present, even when it feels like...
Dec 11, 2024
I was recently talking to a friend who explained that every single night on her calendar from now until the end of the year was booked. Every. Single. Night. That. Is. Busy. Honestly, when I was her age, my calendar looked exactly the same. Too many commitments, too...
