He caught my nervous upward glance. Dark clouds pressed in on two sides. And then he turned to our son.

I want him immersed in the breathtaking story of Scripture. That’s just what Zondervan’s new NIrV Illustrated Holy Bible for Kids has put into motion.

We can send our children off on the first day with all the right supplies, but if we don’t send them off with intentional prayers, we’re missing our chance to spiritually prepare.

Dear son, I saw you not see her that day. But one day soon, your eyes will linger.

I see it as I show up and do the rinse and repeat work of motherhood. As we tackle the same tasks and discipline at a dizzying pace, waiting for results we may not glean for years to come. Will we trust that God is at work in the midst of our waiting?

I want to choose the kind of busy that I can invite my children into. A busy they can get on board with. The type of busy where they feel a deep sense of mission and reward. I want them to see the depth and breadth of all we pursue, to look at our life and, in all of its facets, to see the reflection of eternity.