Babies change everything. It is funny how such a little person requires so much time, consideration, and STUFF. I thought getting married increased the luggage for travel, but that has nothing on baby gear. To have a child with you is to also have 100 times their weight in safety, maintenance, and entertainment supplies. I remember one trip in particular where some of Sophie’s...

“I think you should get the worst job you can possibly find and take it.”   This was the sage counsel that I received about three months after I stopped working in ministry.  My plans for life as a minister had taken an unexpected turn that left me without a position on a church staff.  My involvement with church life had gone from 100 miles per hour to nothing all at once.  I also found it difficult to commit to a career change at this point in my life with my heart so set...