Eight-year-old Ethan tore open the birthday gift as fast as he could. He couldn’t wait to see what was inside! But when the wrapping paper came off and he saw an “educational” toy instead of the Star Wars Lego set he’d hoped for, his shoulders...
In the middle of the United States is the biggest candy store in the country, Sweetie Candy Company of Ohio. Walls are lined with jellybeans and gum balls, licorice and chocolates, lollipops and cotton candy. How crazy would it be to walk into that store and leave...
Four summers ago, some teenage friends came to visit from out of state. Since no visit to Minnesota is complete without a trip up north, we drove to the north shore of Lake Superior. We crested the mountain (okay, it’s a hill but qualifies as a mountain in Minnesota)...
Like I said last week, I like happy endings. Rags to riches. Girl meets boy. Hero takes down villain. That’s what makes Easter such an amazing celebration. Inside the Easter story is the promise of hope and life–and POWER! And I don’t know any family...
I like happy endings. Rags to riches. Girl meets boy. Hero takes down villain. Which is why celebrating Easter–think sunshine and surprise and hope–over Good Friday is so much easier. Truth is though you can’t get to the resurrection without going...
Several years ago, I missed the parent/player bus to a hockey tournament several hours north of our home. So I caught a ride with Shelley, one of the other hockey moms, who’d decided to drive up on her own. An hour into the drive, the conversation took a...
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