“Who Are You, and What Have You Done with My Kid?” Debriefing Christmas Break
“What has your first semester done to you?” If you’re a parent of a first-year college freshman who came home for the Christmas break, you may well have asked this question. There are a few key things that, in my experience with college students, tend to trigger this kind of question. Here they are, along…
Christmas Lessons from the Middle East
Having just arrived home for, among other things my sister’s wedding and Christmas, I have left the Middle East with new thoughts this year on the meaning and significance of Christmas. On the words marked for December 13th, Oswald Chambers had great words for me to hear. I love reading Chambers because he helps me…
Dancing in the Rain
It was a normal Friday night. All of us were extremely excited for a chill weekend with nothing unusual taking place. Jordan and I (Kim) had been having a deep conversation in my room, and, feeling that we needed a break, decided to go up to the Davis House. One problem: it was pouring down…