Family Camp News

Mark Charbonneau has been a speaker for Laity Lodge Family Camp several times. He’s thoughtful. He’s hilarious. And he’s become a valuable partner helping us create opportunities for families to connect with one another and engage with God in significant ways.

Hey Austin Families!

I love the season of Advent. And this year I need it more than ever, this time set aside for intentional waiting.

Like many of you, I have been thinking about solitude. I have heard it said over and again that isolation can be the deadliest of sins. And I suppose our current mood as a society suggests this has become tribal and true. Alone together. I think I have seen this theme in a dozen New York Times Best Sellers over the past five years.

Recently my family embarked on a summer road trip, loading up the car to go to Illinois to see my wife’s family. She wanted to help her nephew sort through her sister’s belongings to decide what to keep or discard. My wife’s sister passed away two years ago. The trip promised to be both a good time with family and a difficult experience of reliving pain and loss.

David Thomas and Sissy Goff present Raising Boys and Girls, a nationally acclaimed interactive seminar designed for adults to gain a deeper understanding of the unique developmental phases of the kids we raise.