Heather Day

September 9, 2016

The Good Fight

Heather Day

September 9, 2016

I’m pretty sure I’ve nearly driven Robert to this point of “dumb choice” countless times in our 15 years of marriage. After all, Robert and I are two very passionate and competitive people. We tend to disagree every now and then.

Heather Day

September 6, 2016

Let's Take a Closer Look

Heather Day

September 6, 2016

For the first two hours of our ER visit, Jackson had been surprisingly calm. But as the minutes ticked past midnight, and the more his arm was jostled, his demeanor rapidly deteriorated until he reached hot mess. Which is precisely when the X-ray techs arrived.

Heather Day

September 1, 2016

Praise the Walls Down

Heather Day

September 1, 2016

Before you assume him a budding theologian, I knew what he really meant was that he wished he had the power to shake down walls at his command. Still…his question hit me square between the eyes.

Heather Day

September 1, 2016

A Diamond, Stars, and Seven-Year-Old Theology

Heather Day

September 1, 2016

Heaven knows, I’m the queen of losing things, and I felt like I’d called on that godly favor far too many times before. Plus, my mind immediately went to the recent tornado victims. And the typhoon survivors. And the impoverished around the world. In comparison, this was NOTHING. I didn’t want to make a mountain out of a rock.

Heather Day

September 1, 2016

The Miracle of Christmas

Heather Day

September 1, 2016

There I sat in the family waiting room, an obvious outsider somehow dropped into this deeply personal moment. When their mom walked in with the chaplain not far behind, we all knew what was coming; in the course of one afternoon, their lives would be changed forever.

Heather Day

September 1, 2016

Motherhood, Trust

I Went Out For a Bike Ride

Heather Day

September 1, 2016

Motherhood, Trust

As we rode along, I had to maintain a painfully slow pace. I could have gone much faster had I left her at home – but that would have defeated the purpose.

Heather Day

September 1, 2016

Puddle Jumping

Heather Day

September 1, 2016

Tonight, the sky opened up and rained down on the great metropolis of Momence. I threw caution and dry clothes to the wind and invited Emma on a puddle jumping date. She was stoked.