The Light of the World came to Earth as a baby to live a life as a man to die a death as a Savior.

As Elias wrapped his arms tighter around my neck, it hit me. Slow down. Stay in the moment.

“I don’t know where the kids are?” Rachel said with a smile on her face. I play along knowing full well that the kids are hiding from me.

When you face a difficulty, don’t tell yourself you can’t do it…tell yourself that you might need to go slower.

When we finally did come inside, she peeled her coat and snow pants off of herself and then melted into a puddle on the floor.

Linnea looked up at her younger brother, “buddy, just let go.” But he couldn't. He held on tighter to my neck.

Fitting. Whether it is at the end of a night or at the end of a life, a reminder of the ever-surpassing, neverending, love of Jesus matters.

Every time I see the bookshelf, I think to myself, “but what if she doesn’t wake up in the morning? What if that was our last interaction?"

When I glanced down, I noticed that she had a familiar silicon band on her left wrist, but by no means did Linnea have a watch.