by Judith Heaney | May 18, 2025 | 365 Reasons
Many, many years ago, when I had first graduated from college, I was somewhere in New England spending time with my best friend at the time and we decided to play a round of mini golf. In the moment, it seemed like a lovely way to spend a summer day; in retrospect,...
by Judith Heaney | May 17, 2025 | 365 Reasons
As I moved through my day, I was seeking to step back into my daily rhythm and routine, especially after staying up for a good portion of the night before as part of a youth lock-in. I was fortunate enough to get home and drop into bed by 5 a.m., so I got a bit more...
by Judith Heaney | May 16, 2025 | 365 Reasons
Tonight, I volunteered to help with a lock-in for the youth group at the church where my husband is the traditional music director. As an appointed overnight volunteer, I was the second grown up who agreed to stay up all night to keep an eye on all things youth- and...
by Judith Heaney | May 15, 2025 | 365 Reasons
I recently finished a book by singer-songwriter Andrew Peterson that caused me to laugh out loud when he talked about his experience playing at a youth group lock-in, saying lock-ins essentially are everything that is wrong with the world. Why did this make me laugh?...
by Judith Heaney | May 14, 2025 | 365 Reasons
If you’ve been to a wedding, more than likely you’ve heard the popular “love passage” otherwise known as 1 Corinthians 13. This passage catalogs the things love does and doesn’t do, what it looks like and what it doesn’t. In other words, these familiar verses provide...
by Judith Heaney | May 13, 2025 | 365 Reasons
When I first started this blog on January 1, one of the first things my 17 year old asked me was, Do you think you’ll actually be able to find 365 reasons why you love us? to which immediately I replied, absolutely. Since then, she has read every post and most days...
