Jacob, the 7 year old with the loose tooth, was complaining that the tooth was being stubborn, and wasn’t coming out. Jacob didn’t like the idea of twisting it around and around. So mommy and daddy pitched the idea of Pumpkee, the orange kitty, helping the Tooth Fairy out. Little Pumpkee was to perform a speedy kitty dash chasing the red laser dot to pluck the tooth out. It was a fun and exciting alternative to other scarier methods. Mommy, who is also a dental hygienist, tied a little string around the tooth, and around kitty’s waist. Daddy set Pumpkee down and pointed the laser across the carpet and he sped off! The tooth painlessly popped out and flew across the room! Credit: Brandon Beck

In a powerful moment of reconciliation, Joseph reveals himself to his brothers, turning betrayal into redemption.

Triggered Does Not Mean Truthful: Renew Your Mind Through Faith and Neuroscience A trigger can feel overwhelming, immediate, and deeply convincing. Neuroscience says it’s often your brain’s alarm system doing what it has learned to do, sounding the alert when something feels familiar to a past wound or perceived threat. The amygdala responds quickly, often before your logical brain has time to assess what’s happening. That’s why emotional reactions can feel so intense. But intensity does not always equal accuracy. Feeling rejected doesn’t mean you are rejected. Feeling unsafe doesn’t mean you are unsafe. Feeling unworthy doesn’t mean you are unworthy. Feelings are real, but they’re not always reliable. Many triggers are rooted in stored memories, past pain, or unhealed experiences. Your brain may be responding more from history than present reality. It’s trying to protect you based on what it has learned before, not necessarily what is true now. When you pause, slow down, and ask, What am I feeling, what’s actually true right now? your prefrontal cortex, begins to come back online. Your nervous system regulates. Space opens between the feeling and your response. In that space, truth has the opportunity to speak. As believers, we don’t let our emotions disciple us. We take them captive and bring them into alignment with God’s truth. 2 Corinth. 10:5. God never asks us to deny our feelings or accept every feeling as truth. So the next time you feel triggered, remind yourself: 🔹This feeling is information, not a conclusion. 🔹I can feel this without believing all of it. 🔹Truth, not emotion, gets the final word. Over time, your brain begins to rewire, learning that it doesn’t need to sound the alarm so quickly, so loudly, or so often. You’re not at the mercy of feelings; you’re anchored in truth.

Me and my gf were stopping by the Monterey loop after a trip down Big Sur to grab dinner and went to check out a beach at lovers point before going to San Francisco. At the park there I spotted some seagulls doing something funny and filmed it.

This is River. She is one of our many beloved bears at Bearizona Wildlife Park. It’s spring time shedding season and most of our animals are shedding their winter coats. River the bear just happens to have a very funny shedding pattern.

Genesis 45–46 Explained: God Restores a Broken Family Experience the joy and awe of God’s faithfulness as Israel learns that his son Joseph is alive and thriving in Egypt. Sammy Tippit explores how God’s timing often exceeds our expectations, restoring hope, renewing faith, and bringing revival to weary hearts. Discover how even long seasons of sorrow can lead to a miraculous turnaround when God intervenes.

When everything feels rushed and your mind won’t slow down, it can be hard to find a moment of peace. Prayer creates space for your heart to settle and your focus to return to God.

When our snowblower broke during the blizzard, our neighbor generously offered to lend us theirs. As my boyfriend picked it up, their dog Jake followed along and happily chased and played in the stream of flying snow the entire time.