Slow down and notice her smile. If it’s there, or if it’s not. Bring it out more often. Teach her the world takes notice at her laugh, it seems brighter and more hopeful when she smiles. Capture those smiles in your pocket.
We all know them, the kids who were raised in church. They were stars of the youth group. They maybe even sang in the praise band or led worship. And then… they graduate from High School and they leave church. What happened?
"They have a trust that comes from being Christians. They tend to be better folks all around and seem to want to believe in the good that exists in people.”
"This is hard stuff to think about. It’s taking everything we’ve called 'normal' over the past few decades or more and realizing that it’s actually destroying the family unit."
