Days at Summer’s End
Enjoy the summer moments–the memories, the laughter, and the sun that drenches our days with light and grace. Memories gather like sea shells on the beach. Golden moments with family and friends. Summer jumps with joy of toes in the sand...
Is Your Soul Out of Sync?
The word sync has to do with harmonious relationships–at least two things that are working together in a good grove. Originally it was used in the movie industry to indicate whether or not the sound was matching up with the action. We can...
How to Drive Your Teens Crazy in Four Easy Steps
[tweetthis twitter_handles=”@GingHarrington” hidden_hashtags=”#parentinghumor #parentingteens”]Good parenting involves the art of driving your teens crazy.[/tweetthis] Some parents have mastered the skills necessary to...
Will I Love my Neighbor?
The day is cold with a biting bitter wind. I pull my hat down over my ears and rush to keep up with my family. This is our first visit to New York city, and feeling out of place, I stop to look at the display in a store window. I admire...
Who is My Neighbor?
Part 1 of this story is here. Authenticity is a popular word at the moment. More than trendy, authenticity creates a pathway to love God with our lives. When an insincere lawyer questions Jesus, he has all the right answers when he recites to...
How to Love God with Your Life
Questions come dressed in all kinds of reasons. Questions can muse and ponder, struggle and scrape, or probe and pierce. There are questions that hurt, desperate for a healing touch. Others yearn for a word of wisdom to strengthen a floundering...
Don’t Give Up: Pray with Perseverance
This is a recent post I wrote for Planting Roots. Find encouragement when prayers don’t come easy. Some things don’t come easy. And some prayers aren’t answered quickly. She looks out the window as the rain comes down in...
How Not to Clean Out a Closet
[tweetthis]Our house is clean enough to be healthy, and dirty enough to be happy.~Author Unknown[/tweetthis] You can get by with ignoring some household tasks for a time. Dishes? Not so much, but you can ignore the mess in the closet for years....
Follow God’s Lead for Balance and Harmony this Summer
Happy summer, friends! Life in this corner of the world has been a little of crazy and a lot of wonderful lately. We’ve just returned from our annual beach trip. Toes in the sand and sun warm on skin–ah yes, this is a great way to...
