Cancer is never fair, but it seems especially cruel when it strikes a child.
Deborah, a mother, brought her two-year-old son David to Boston's Massachusetts General Hospital a few years ago. There, a pediatric oncologist named Dr. John Truman informed them that David had leukemia and provided a devastating prognosis: David had "a 50-50 possibility of making it through this."
After that, there were a lot of visits, with blood tests, scans, shots, and intravenous drugs....
BACKGROUND, ARCHAEOLOGY, AND SIGNIFICANCE
The view is breathtaking! This lofty mountain, stretching for a distance of 30 miles, has several peaks. It looks more like a mountain range than a single mountain from a distance. The highest point is on the southwest side and is most visible as you approach it from the Sea of Galilee.
The fertile fields below Hermon set off the white, snow-capped peaks. Skiers enjoy these slopes in the winter and spring...
It's no secret that we live in a world of instant gratification, where communication constantly evolves. These days, people tend to communicate via text messages, social media, phone calls, video chats, and DMs. With all these options at our disposal, it might seem strange that I still prefer email as my primary means of communication. But believe me when I say I've thought deeply about this (and even prayed about it!), and there are...
Wouldn't you know it, our sixth child, Patten, is turning out to be one of our most mischievous children? God must have known that we needed to be kept on our toes. There's no laying back and getting comfortable. Parenting requires us to be fully present all the time.
I was working in the garage recently, getting the basketball hoop ready and the grill prepped for the long summer days ahead. Meanwhile, Patten was in...
Dinner time at our house is of the utmost importance, but it is also the most chaotic.
One kid is screaming for water while another one is spilling it. Molly hardly ever sits down to eat until nearly halfway into the meal because, like a busy waiter, she responds to every request for a drink, salt, ketchup, napkins, an extra fork, and any other demand.
There is usually a time when we are all seated at...
