It is summer time! This means it is time for sun and warm weather, picnics and bbqs, all sorts of outside activities and… June Bugs! Nothing brings more excitement to our house than one or two June bugs diving at you and even landing on you! This year, there seems to be a surplus of these creatures created by God, at least at the parsonage and they are healthy (big) this year. June bugs are nocturnal, so they come out at night to eat flowers and foliage. I would imagine they

Time out. It’s a space, a discipline, and a matter of the heart … not only for toddlers, but adults. My husband and I shepherd our flock of three young boys, and we take lots of time outs; all five of us! Just this morning, we had a situation where a particular pair of shorts was wanted by two boys. There was screaming, running, chasing and nasty faces. Emotions were quickly escalating and after calling for the older brother to come talk to me, I found him red-faced, teeth cl