
An A La Carte Mother's Day
Happy Mother's Day! Here's a collection of helpful thoughts from around the web about mothers, mothering, and motherhood. Enjoy!


The One-Hour Adoption
Ever considered becoming an adopted aunt, uncle, or grandparent?
Not officially, although that's a great idea too, but on Sunday mornings. As we take a break from having a nursery each Sunday we have the opportunity to try something a little different.
Right now we have two regular families with young children who would benefit greatly from an adopted grandparent or two sitting with them during the service. And anytime we have guests with children under 6-7 years of age i

Taking The "Missionary" Route
I recently started taking lunch-time walks with Micah, my five-year-old. We talk about his day, what we see around us, and occasionally things like "what it means to be a man". But today went differently. He and I headed out in the beautiful sunshine talking about a recent fight he had with a friend (and the forgiveness we need to offer in our hearts each time we think about it). Then we struck up a conversation with a new neighbor who was outside working on his car. Ricky wa