Better To Have Loved

Better To Have Loved

I hold it true, whate’er befall; I feel it when I sorrow most; ‘Tis better to have loved and lost Than never to have loved at all. ~ Alfred Lord Tennyson I come from a family who never owned a dog. My grandfather, the father of eleven children, always...
How Do You Do It All?

How Do You Do It All?

“Well, please tell me, Chris and Cassandra: how do you do it all?” My wife, Cassandra, our five children, and I were at a barbecue with some friends. One friend, whom we hadn’t seen in a while, came to us both perplexed and enthused. She mentioned wanting to read our...
Blessed with Suffering

Blessed with Suffering

“Twelve years ago I was blessed with cancer.” I heard this powerful statement from a speaker during an online conference I recently attended. I am still struck by her choice of words. Blessed with cancer? It seems almost like an oxymoron. Yet, during this season of...
A Harsh and Dreadful Thing

A Harsh and Dreadful Thing

Some times of life are more stressful than others. When a child is sick, stress abounds. When multiple children are sick, stress abounds all the more. The past several months have been one of those on-again, off-again, stress-filled times for us. Thankfully none of...
The Plan for Love

The Plan for Love

There is a most beautiful, perfect, and exquisite plan for love, specifically the life-giving love between a husband and wife. Celebrating St. Valentine’s Day, a day all about love, is a good opportunity for us to reflect on the free, total, fruitful, and faithful...
Resolutions 2023

Resolutions 2023

In the top drawer of my desk, which is located in our dining room, sits a couple of sheets. They are worn and crumbled from much use. One reads at the top: RESOLUTIONS 2021. The next: RESOLUTIONS 2022. And we have just added a new sheet with the words—I’m sure you’ve...

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