They came ready to wrap up death. But instead God unwrapped life. To some average women.

A few years ago my 10 year old at the time asked as I was writing this: “Why is it called Good Friday when it's when Jesus was crucified, mom? That's not good.”

In our family, we’ve noticed the ten-and-unders are usually up for any kind of adventure: parks, hiking, sledding, walks, movies, games, etc. But when it comes to kids above ten, we’ve noticed a few things. And when I say “notice,” I mean the observations that come from miserably failing and everything turning into a dumpster fire. So if I may, I offer you the gifts from our wreckage.