I’m very excited to introduce you to some new friends today. You may already have been introduced to Jack and Kelly, the very American looking couple in these photos. Kelly was my middle school Spanish teacher turned dear friend, and Jack is her husband. You may also already know that Jack and Kelly got engaged… Read More Hope Received & Hope Given in Uganda
She said he was growing in wisdom and stature, and I knew that, but to hear it from another observer was encouraging. Moms love, but they see everything, and can even lean anxious and be blind to what is good, what is growth. “Bring your clothes down, and I will wash them for packing,” I… Read More Stature, Strength, Steadfastness, Service
“The counting of all blessings is ultimately summed up in One.All gratitude is ultimately gratitude for Christ, all remembering a remembering of Him. For in Him all things were created, are sustained, have their being. Thus, Christ is all there is to give thanks for; Christ is all there is to remember. To know how… Read More Counting One Thousand Gifts ~ January
A much anticipated and worked-for weekend finally arrived last Friday. A year ago, my sweet friend, Karla, invited me to join her in participating in Beth Moore’s Scripture Memory Challenge. The goal was to hide the Word in our hearts by memorizing 24 Bible verses over the course of the year. The accountability was having… Read More W.A.L.K.I.N.G. with Beth
A joyful heart makes a cheerful face, but when the heart is sad the spirit is broken. Psalm 15:13 All the days of the afflicted are bad, but a cheerful heart has a continual feast. Psalm 15:15 Lord, why do I always see the problems, dwell on the disappointments, get bogged down in the details? Why is… Read More Not Resolutions, But Requests: Part 3
A soothing tongue is a tree of life, but perversion in it crushes the spirit. Proverbs 15:4 Like apples of gold in settings of silver is a word spoken in right circumstances. Proverbs 25:11 Righteous lips are the delight of kings, and he who speaks right is loved. Proverbs 16: 13 Pleasant words are a honeycomb,… Read More Not Resolutions, But Requests: Part 2
Today felt like the REAL first day of our sabbatical. Christmas festivities are over, family have all returned home, gifts have been exchanged, money burning holes in pockets has been spent, and there are no more meals of complete indulgence in sight ~ to prepare OR to eat. I even took a nap today, which… Read More Not Resolutions, But Requests: Part 1
(Just sharing an email that I sent to my Doctrine Bible study ladies with you here today. Been enjoying thinking on these lyrics this season!) Hi Ladies ~ I hope you all are well, and that this email finds you finished with papers, exams, etc. I heard this familiar Christmas carol playing recently and thought… Read More A Merry Theological & Doctrinal Christmas to YOU, too!
When I saw her standing in front of the frozen gluten free breads’ case, I assumed she was buying for her grandchildren. As I stood next to her trying to decide what to buy, she spoke… Sandy: So, you do gluten free, too? Me: Oh. Yes. Actually, my three children and I all eat gluten… Read More Leaving Whole Foods Richer Than You Were Before: Only In Texas!
It was the PERFECT way to spend our last Sunday at church before heading off to Texas for a while ~ Baptisms! I know I’ve told you this before, but it is such a privilege to have a front row seat in the lives of so many people. Hearing their testimonies, and watching their surrender… Read More Submerged Saints, Sabbatical Send-Off & Starbucks