Nov 13, 2020 | Community Life
Here are some of my favorite resources to help me think outside the box, get creative and be encouraged to actually GO and LOVE my neighbors. Even in difficult times, we can still build connection with the people next door. Books on being a good neighbor How to Love...
Nov 9, 2020 | Community Life
My son and I were standing on our neighbor’s porch, waiting for her to answer the door after my son had rung the bell one too many times. We were going to rebuild our garage and needed her to sign off on it so there would be no surprises when a construction truck...
Sep 24, 2020 | Community Life
Could I have done something differently? What if I would have just kept my mouth shut and not shared my criticisms? Did I do something wrong? Why did she just stop answering my messages? Losing a friend, no matter the circumstance, can bring on feelings of shame. I...
Sep 21, 2020 | Community Life
A lot of people struggle to navigate friendship, but you don’t have to. With a Masters in Leadership from Denver Seminary and years of studying/teaching on gospel-centered friendship, I am offering coaching to help you create meaningful and lasting friendship....
Sep 1, 2020 | Fun-Sized Friendships
We can look back at our lives and remember comments from a parent, mentor or teacher that changed us forever. It effected our self-worth, the decisions we made and the confidence we had to try new things. And then there are the words from our peers that we also will...
Sep 1, 2020 | Fun-Sized Friendships
As I researched how kids learn to be kind friends, there was one argument that kept popping up from child therapists that could not be ignored: kids will learn to be kind to their friends from their positive relationship with adults. Your friendships with the children...
Sep 1, 2020 | Fun-Sized Friendships
It’s 8:45am and I am rushing my four-year-old son to put his breakfast plate in the sink and throw his toys into the bin. As I dress my daughter, I see my son saunter over to the toy bin and instead of putting his things away, he starts to pick up his cars and play...
Sep 1, 2020 | Fun-Sized Friendships
It doesn’t matter if your kid is the first one to introduce himself to everyone on the playground or is perpetually shy in social settings; every kid has a moment when making new friends feels intimidating. Will they like me? Will I fit in? Do I belong here? My...
Sep 1, 2020 | Fun-Sized Friendships
When I came to this series on kid friendships, I asked myself these questions: “What do I want my kids to know about godly friendship?” “What can I do to help set them up to have healthy friendships with their peers?” “How do I help them wrestle with the hard reality...
Aug 11, 2020 | Community Life
Guest Post by Molly Huffman Growing up in church, I always heard that God loved me. I heard that He would provide for me. I can remember sitting there in the church balcony, tucked under Dad’s arm while Mom sat in the choir loft. I consumed little morsels of the...
Jun 24, 2020 | Community Life
During a routine Wednesday night—quick dinner, kids in bed, followed by small group—a guy in our community confessed how worried he was about his work due to COVID. His job was dependent on people traveling and he already saw work dwindling those first few weeks of...
Jun 19, 2020 | Community Life
As our friends and family come out of quarantine, even the simplest thirty-minute conversation on the porch has felt monumental. We usually have a revolving door of friends in our home because my family is full of extroverts and our mission field usually takes place...
