Dear friends, I keep hearing (and I know I’m not alone) that these are ‘unprecedented’ times. Humans have never seen anything like this, we’re told. While, yes, it’s true that few of…
If you’re like me, you’ve been following the news, trying to sort out what to do and how to feel while the Coronavirus spreads, as viruses like to do. I…
There’s no shortage of books about love. I take that back. You can’t have enough books about love, so there may actually be a shortage. That said, we’re pulling together…
If you’ve read my book, you know that we came up with the idea for Love First because of my own Sunday school experience as a child. I was a…
As long as I can remember, a framed cross-stitching hung in my mom’s kitchen that read, “Bloom where you are planted.” Staring at it over a bowl of cereal was…
Christmas is my favorite time of year for so, so many reasons. Christmas with small children is just magical and fun – because Santa, let’s face it, is 100% pure…
Danny, our 5-year-old, is a little guy — with some very big feelings. On a daily basis, he tries to articulate how much he loves me, often using comparisons like,…
A basic principle of Love First: Children can relieve the suffering of others. Use this Advent season to continue – or start – to develop a culture of empathy and compassion in your…
