I was a youth worker in South Florida for seven years. Not much changed from day to day. There was the sunshine, the beach, and fresh seafood year round. Life was flip flopping good. It was always summer. This isn’t the reality parent’s and teens live in.…
Everyone in our family wore black last weekend, because in south Louisiana, school is back in session. We still have all the summer heat, but no more of the summer fun. Summer in our house flies by, because we pack a bunch of stuff into it.…
Have you seen the viral video of the beatbox battle between a father and daughter? You can check it out here. Watch the video a few times and find yourself impressed by both of their skills. Then watch it again and focus on the dad’s reaction to his daughter’s art.…
I am half way through the summer and I am already exhausted. While others slow down and catch their breath I think we move faster at our house. In our ministry we run day-camps for junior high age students and I coordinate mission groups of teens to come and serve with us.…
Summer is a wonderful thing. Birds sing louder, flowers bloom brighter, and the alarm clock rings later. Summer is also a time when students can take a break from the daily grind of their own crazy-busy lives and give extra attention to their hearts and their faith at summer camp.…
I caught her out of the corner of my eye as she ambled around the airport. Admittedly, my first inclination was to judge her. This woman in her mid-forties was disheveled and obviously a little tipsy. Yet, as quickly as I noticed her she moved along.…
[Disclaimer: In no way, shape, or form am I aiming to disrespect moms of our youth ministry kids with this post. But for real, I’m just say’n.] There’s these moms… Sorry I’m late! No, no, I don’t think you are. You’re always waiting for this mom.…
We have three daughters. When they were young, a trusted mentor told us that if we wanted to have legitimate relationships with our girls when they were older – the kind of relationships where we could speak truth into their lives – we had to put in time while they were younger doing things they wanted to do.…
There are lots of articles out there about how to “protect” your marriage. We have heard the statistics about wandering eyes and hearts that can lead to affairs, failure and porn addiction. I read a quote on ministry burnout recently that discussed how those of us in ministry can merely “accept” the “distance” that happens in our marriages caused by the drip, drip, drip of schedules, demands and even disillusionment.…
This past week we took a quick glance at the stats for our blog holymessofmarriage.com. Believe us when we say, it’s not something we do that often and we really don’t care specifically what the numbers are, that’s not why we write.…
