Thoughts, devotions, and more from Jeffrey K. Ross, author of "Next Step Devotions"
I spent about 24 hours from Friday night until Saturday night visiting my parents this weekend. It's always a great time and more often than not I hear some new story from the past that is as entertaining as it is informative. I should probably write them down, but I'm frankly more concerned while there …
Continue reading Leap Year Lesson #155: You Know Someone Well When You Know What They Are Thinking
24 years ago when we moved into our current home, there were a few houses on the block inhabited by much older people. We were in our early 30s at the time and most likely thought the older neighbors were ancient. They had lived in their homes here since the homes were built in the …
Continue reading Leap Year Lesson #148: Now We’re the Old Folks On the Block
Once your children leave the nest, there are no guarantees how often you will get to spend time with them. Will they move far away? Will they be so busy with their own lives even if they live nearby that you won't be able to spend much time with them anyway? The past week has …
Continue reading Leap Year Lesson #132: Time With Your Children Is Time Well Spent
In his novel You Can't Go Home Again, Thomas Wolfe wrote: "You can't go back home to your family, back home to your childhood ... back home to a young man's dreams of glory and of fame ... back home to places in the country, back home to the old forms and systems of things …
Continue reading Leap Year Lesson #123: You’d Better Go Home Again
On Tuesday morning, if someone had suggested I take the bulk of the day off to stay at home, I would have given several reasons why I could not do that, including: It was only my second day back at work after eight days of vacation; There were still over 100 emails and dozens of …
