Sweet Mama or Daddy, I know that life has been hard and that this might be your hardest season yet. My heart for you is one of compassion and not judgment. We live in a world full of brokenness and sometimes our struggles take us to places that we never wanted to go. I know that this is not a…
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Dear Precious One, Our family has been preparing a place for you for some time now, and if you are reading this it is likely that you will soon be joining us in that place. Wherever you may be, and whatever brought you to this place in life, I know that you must be scared. This world is a big…
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Bedtime is an all-hands-on-deck situation in our house. When eight o’clock hits, there are several minutes of full-on chaos with children running around half-dressed, diffusers to fill, sound machines to turn on, and teeth to brush. I’m sure it looks the same at your house. There is so much commotion. Once we get everyone ready we pile on our oldest…
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We live in a culture that is very protective of their yeses. There is an encouragement to say no to obligations and commitments so that we can better serve those that we already have. We are taught that our “yes” is much more powerful when preceded by a handful of “nos.” It is embedded throughout our whole culture, but especially…
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Our family has had an interesting journey of trying to define what ministry is over the past year and a half. Brad and I both spent years of our lives in Bible and ministry classes with the dream and intent of living on mission in Guatemala. When our little Gideon got sick, it forced us to redefine what ministry would…
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