Give yourself a moment to look back over the last ten months. Even if your life does not ebb and flow with the school calendar, it is fitting to think of what has passed and what God has brought you through. How have you served? What have you gained? What have you lost? Who have you loved? What have you learned? Who walked beside you? Praise the LORD!

If I’m honest, this is something I wrestle with often. There are days I question everything: What if I’m not cut out to be a stay-at-home mom? What if the things that bring me joy also exist outside the walls of my home? What if I don’t fit neatly into the categories we’ve created for mothers?

“You see, I never wanted to be a teacher. I knew too many of them. Professional and extremely educated men and women navigating the turbulent waters of the US education system. I had my opinions– opinions that I won’t dive into at the moment because this isn’t the place for it.”

If I had to assign a theme for our day yesterday, it would be wonder. Wonder that “feeling of admiration, surprise, or awe caused by something new, unexpected, or inexplicable.” And if I had to name a quality too few people, especially evangelical Christians value, it would also be wonder. How rarely we stop to be surprised. How reticent we are to express awe at the every day miracles we encounter.

Why April Fool's Day Might Be more Spiritual Than You Think and People I know seem to fall into one of two different camps. They either love April Fools’ Day or hate it.

God was faithful to call me when I was young, but I lived with one foot in the world and only one foot in my identity in Christ. However, he knew 2016 was the year that he would be faithful to call me out of my lukewarm life and meet me at my worst.