Do you ever wake up and not want to get up? Do you ever lose your motivation and drive? Stay awake at night too late just vegging or zoning out? Snap at your spouse and everyone around you? We go about our day-to-day lives, caring for our kids, spouses, and selves handling what needs to…
My world changed August 25, 2017. God used a hurricane to alter my five-year plan and to recalibrate some of my thoughts about ministry. Like most of Rockport, Texas we evacuated to escape the force of category four Hurricane Harvey. The eye passed directly over our home. As my wife and I drove back into…
We are living in an unprecedented time of history. COVID-19 is a silent, insidious enemy that lurks around every corner: hiding on grocery bags, on our mail and our groceries, in the cough of the person behind us in line at Kroger, on the park bench where we love to sit after our social-distancing walk…
Trending Today on Twitter – 5/8/20 1. #TrumpDepression 2. #fridaymorning 3. #FridayThoughts 4. #IrunwithMaud 5. #FridayFeeling 6. YOU ARE THE SWAMP 7. 14.7% in April 8. Jesus is the Christ 9. V-E Day 10. Melinda Gates Source: Twitter Trending Today on Google – 5/8/20 1. Flynn 2. Solar Opposites 3. VE Day 4. Packers’ 2020 Schedule 5….
My son Charlie has been social distancing for months. Well, maybe even years, really. He is 18, almost 19 and he has been very sick for months. Charlie has struggled with gastrointestinal problems and it has been brutal for him. He has been nauseated nearly everyday since the first week of February. Since then, he…
*The following is excerpted from an online article posted on StudyFinds. What time do you relax and unwind each day? Most adults are able to kick their feet back around five or six in the afternoon, but a new survey finds that parents have essentially lost all of their R&R time thanks to COVID-19. On…
It is week number whatever since COVID-19 began and I am making good progress on my coffee stash. The cutesy Facebook posts highlighting everyone’s Pinterest projects are starting to fade. The smiles are starting to looking more strained as parents are wondering how much longer they will have to be the counselors/craft room directors at…
*The following is excerpted from an online article posted on StudyFinds. U.S. teachers have been underappreciated and woefully underpaid for quite some time, but it looks like they’ve at least gained some newfound respect in the wake of COVID-19. A recent survey of 2,000 parents found that 70% now realize being a teacher is a…
MAY 5, 2020 By Walt Mueller Note: the following post is reprinted from our May 2020 edition of our CPYU Parent Page. . . which is available now as a FREE download during the pandemic. Youth workers. . . this is for you so that you can pass this on to parents! You can download the May 2020…
Grand Galaxy The Bible does not agree with the Big Bang Theory. Some people believe an accidental explosion created the whole universe. When we read about Creation in the Bible and look around at the world, there is plenty of evidence pointing to an intentional Creator. Spend some time making a galaxy with your child….