Not because life suddenly becomes less busy, but because the longer days invite me to slow down and notice what has been there all along.

This season has been filled with some of our family’s sweetest moments.

Just a few weeks ago, we celebrated our son Samuel’s marriage to his beautiful bride, Anna. Watching them begin this new chapter was a sacred reminder of how life continues to unfold in beautiful ways. As parents, there is no greater joy than watching your children grow into the people God created them to be and seeing them build lives rooted in love, faith, and commitment.

After the excitement of the wedding, we packed up and headed to one of our favorite places, our little lake house in Kentucky.

If you’ve followed me for any length of time, you know this place has become more than a destination. It has become a sanctuary.

Every Fourth of July, we open our doors, fill the beds and air mattresses, set ...