"The Winter Is Over, HE Restores , HE Heals, HE NEVER Leaves Us Broken...." This morning I woke up to the chill of Fall weather. Trees are changing, fashion is adapting, dew is lingering longer. Fall is upon us. It is in this season every year that I find myself reflective of God’s faithfulness. The [...]
Our family has been through a lot of transitions over the last year. In August all my kids began attending a new school. It’s a great school but, my kids have really been struggling. Until this year they had the same home, school, teachers and friends. They had a calm, steady, consistent life that required [...]
Recently I have been engaged in a renovation project that has made me face unexpected lies tucked away deep within my heart. When I was in Middle School I had to take my first ‘Shop’ class. I still remember to this day when I had to face “The Drill Press” for “the first time”! I was [...]
“At Some Point Risk Doesn’t Matter, You Just Have to Follow The Call!” These words ricocheted in my heart as I tuned in more closely to the Persecuted Believer that was speaking them. At that point in his ministry, risk was a norm. Little did he or anyone else know that one day it would [...]
For years I have lived with what I believe was an ‘Unmet Expectation’. Or another way to phrase it is, disappointment!' I believed since I was young that I would, at some point, be living on the mission field in a ‘closed’ country. I felt the Missionary Calling when I was around 14 years old. [...]
I met you at a YC Conference in Indianapolis. I was a shy backwards 15 year old girl from a broken family. The summer before the conference I had been introduced to my first Missionary. She was a “Summer Missionary” from Oklahoma sent to a small, rural, Indiana Baptist church to serve in Backyard Bible [...]
This weekend we will celebrate the joys of ‘Motherhood.’ Flowers will be bought, cards will be given, and gifts will be received. Today, though, I would like to talk to you about the ‘other’ side of being a mom. First, let me say, I LOVE being a mom. I love the snuggles, the kisses, the [...]
