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...
by Judith Heaney | May 12, 2025 | 365 Reasons
One of the animated Disney stories from my childhood that I remember more than many is Cinderella. Of course, aside from the rags to riches princess story of the main character, the two characters many of us recall are the two stepsisters, often referred to as the...
by Judith Heaney | May 11, 2025 | 365 Reasons
For as long as I can remember I have responded to certain holidays with a mix of disdain and indignation; I’m fairly certain this response began with Valentine’s Day. Perhaps my initial reaction to Valentine’s Day had as much to do with what I interpreted as a...
