August Introductions
Welcome to everyone who is new around here! I’m Amy Julia, and I wanted to take a minute to introduce myself this August: 1. I started out as a blogger…
Summer Loving
Peter and I had just under 48 hours away and alone together to ride bikes and sit on the beach and eat halibut and read and talk and walk along…
Why Go to Hope Heals Camp | Penny in Her Own Words
Years ago, I wrote a piece for the Huffington Post called “Missing Out on Beautiful.” It was prompted by my realization that it was really hard to capture Penny’s true…
7 Things That Happened During Our Week Without Screens
For seven days, our family put down our devices (here's why we did this). William found a friend to keep up his Snap streak. Marilee and Penny turned off their…
Happy 15th Birthday, William!
Happy 15th Birthday, William! Henri Nouwen once wrote: Birthdays need to be celebrated. I think it is more important to celebrate a birthday than a successful exam, a promotion, or…
I Didn’t Mean to Go to Another Concert
After we saw Taylor Swift in concert in May, I vowed I would never go to another stadium concert. When William discovered that Beyoncé would be playing in Nashville on…
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God’s Blessing Is a Given | Life to the Full
I’ve been hanging out in Jesus’ words to people of his day that come in Matthew 5. They contain a list of blessings, beginning with blessings to the people we…
Emotional Lives of Teenagers
If you are a parent or educator of teenagers, The Emotional Lives of Teenagers: Raising Connected, Capable, and Compassionate Adolescents needs to be on your summer reading list. (If this…
July Introductions
Hi! For those of you who are new around here, I’m Amy Julia. This community grows almost daily, so here’s a short introduction. My husband, Peter, and I met in…
Happy 4th of July
Happy 4th of July! We’ve entered that phase of family life where we aren’t even all together on holidays anymore. Right now, Penny is at Camp PALS and Marilee heads…
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