resolutions – Dutilh Church

Are You Ready to Reset?

I remember when I was growing up, during lunch recess we would often play football outside the school. We would eat lunch as quickly as we could so we could get outside with as much time left in the lunch period as possible to get in a game of touch football. While most of the rules in the game were pretty easily agreed upon from the outset, there was one rule that never seemed to have any consistency – calling a “do-over.”

Slow and Steady Wins the Race

By Julie Willoughby, Director of Dutilh Preschool Slow and steady wins the race. We’ve all heard this common phrase throughout our lives. It’s great thing to teach my children about consistency and “taking their time,” but do I really believe this and put it into practice? The fast-paced world in which we live tells usContinue reading “Slow and Steady Wins the Race”

The Perks of a Second Chance

By Maureen Konopka When I grew up, video games were just becoming a thing. My sister and I received a Gameboy for Christmas one year. I remember playing Kirby and Tetris, but other than that, the only video games I played as a kid were on my grandmother’s Atari. When I graduated from high schoolContinue reading “The Perks of a Second Chance”

Small Steps

By Sarah Hogue, Director of Children’s Ministry Happy new year! Two and a half weeks into 2022, I wonder: how are you doing with your resolutions? If you are like me, perhaps you have taken some small steps toward your goals, but you feel like you are a long way from fulfilling them. I recentlyContinue reading “Small Steps”

New Year, Same You

By Bud Fickley, Director of Student Ministry It seems like every year is the same. We spend hours, days, and weeks getting ready for Christmas. We hang lights. We trim trees. We take down so many of the same decorations that are up for the rest of the year so that for a month betweenContinue reading “New Year, Same You”

Making Room for Resolutions

By Bud Fickley, Director of Student Ministry at Dutilh Church We’re about two-thirds of the way through January and I’m willing to bet that there are some resolutions you already have started to drop. I remember a time, before being married and having children, when I worked out in the gym on a nearly dailyContinue reading “Making Room for Resolutions”