How beautiful it is to learn that Grace isn't fragile, and that in the family of God we can fail and not be a failure.

When I look at where I’ve been, I see that what I am becoming is a whole lot further down the road from where I was.

Tradition gives us a sense of solidarity and roots, a knowing there are some things one can count on.

Even in the winter, in the midst of the storm, the sun is still there. Somewhere above the clouds, it still shines and warms and pulls at the life buried deep inside the brown branches and frozen earth.

There are times when I draw near enough to touch Him, then I know that He has been there all the time

What will your children remember? Moments spent listening, talking, playing and sharing together may be the most important times of all.

We need the whole song, all the verses and the choruses to serve us as our own story unfolds because- trust me- life is hard, but God is good.