Health/Sleep/Diet – Household Words:

Lullaby and Goodnight: What’s Your Bedtime Routine? Micah 2:1.

My childhood music minister Gerald B. Ray died at 92 recently and I was pleased to be able to attend the service celebrating his extraordinary life. His daughter Kristy shared that her father was in the habit of reciting the 23rd Psalm each night as he went to sleep. While he was in hospice care,Continue reading “Lullaby and Goodnight: What’s Your Bedtime Routine? Micah 2:1.”

Ever Been Afraid of the Dark?

Who hasn’t lain awake in bed imagining terrible things? As children didn’t we all spy some unfamiliar shape and imagine a monster, only to turn on the light and discover it’s only a coat hanging over a chair? Darkness is unfamiliar and spooky—and can be made much worse if you’ve had bad experiences in theContinue reading “Ever Been Afraid of the Dark?”

Screenagers.

I saw my nephew reading HOMER PRICE and had a flashback of my ten-year-old self crawling under the covers with a flashlight to read that hilarious book! Did you ever read a book when you were supposed to be asleep? —It is one of those odd infractions parents can be ambivalent about: sure, he’s stayingContinue reading “Screenagers.”