Look among the nations, and see; wonder and be astounded. For I am doing a work in your days that you would not believe if told. Habakkuk 1:5 The Lord gave me this verse about 6 months ago, knee deep in a long waiting process for our adoption from the DRC. Most of the paperwork … [Read more…]
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Mother’s Day Photos
You all clean up nice! We loved celebrating moms with you and your families. Each campus has a link below to download your photos! Here’s how you do it: Click your campus below. All the photos for that campus will come up in a DropBox Window. Select the photo you want to download. In the bottom right … [Read more…]
Memorize Scripture With Your Kids
Is there even time for this? The sink is overflowing. The laundry yet undone (just when I think I’ve reached the end, I realize I must begin again, smile). There’s beds to be made. Computer work to get done. Where in this life full to the brim is there time to sit and memorize Scripture … [Read more…]
Waiting…For the Rest of the Story
Because of some homemade cookies, brownies and pies, this world got a whole lot smaller and love got a whole lot bigger. Within an hour, we had a tent, two tables, a nice autumn table runner, pumpkins, platters and tons of cookies, pies, brownies, and muffins all set up. The early fall sun was bright … [Read more…]
Fake Family
And so you are no longer called outcasts and wanderers but citizens with God’s people, members of God’s holy family, and residents of His household. (Ephesians 2:19) I’m going to start off this blog with a confession. I had already written the blog, saved it, but for some reason didn’t send it. Now I know why. … [Read more…]
Change Comes in Order to Change Us
Our first house… it was haven of glorious, mature, Maple trees. We were just outside of Nashville, but when you drove down our street, you felt as though you had entered the Smokey Mountains of East Tennessee. In the middle of the day, all you could hear out on the front porch was the rustling … [Read more…]
From Folly to Faith-Building
“For I know the plans I have for you,”declares the LORD,” plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” ~Jeremiah 29:11 When God, in His great faithfulness, gave me these verses, I didn’t know all the ways He was going to use them in my life! … [Read more…]
A Faithful Legacy
Steve Green sang a song years ago about leaving a legacy. Here are some of the lyrics: “After all our hopes and dreams have come and gone, And our children sift through all we’ve left behind, May the clues that they discover and the memories they uncover, Become the light that leads them to the … [Read more…]