

The Lessons We Don’t Realize We’re Teaching
I quickly jotted down my list of items we needed at the grocery store while my four-year-old daughter colored her own “list.” She sweetly asked if she could write some of her letters on mine, and I happily agreed. She scribbled a few lines on my paper, and we headed out the door. After gathering everything on my list into the cart, I said, “I think that’s everything. Let’s go check out.” To my surprise, she replied, “But you forgot the pickles.” I checked my list again. “Oh,
Ashley Durand
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More Than Passengers: Raising Kids Who Truly Follow Jesus
Recently, my husband and I were flying from Colorado to South Bend, Indiana with a 40-minute layover in Chicago—which quickly turned into a five-minute sprint across the airport. Maintenance delays on our first flight left us with almost no time. We deboarded quickly and realized we had to make it from the H gates all the way to L28. So… we ran. We passed gates I, J, and K. By the time we hit L1, we heard the announcement: “Final boarding call to South Bend. Doors will be clo
Ashley Durand
Mar 234 min read



