Is it hard for you to find a few minutes in the day to nourish yourself in God’s Word? If you have young children, you probably can’t even hide in the bathroom to read a few verses, because who says you get to go to the bathroom by yourself when you have little ones? Getting up earlier than everyone else never seems to work out all that well either. Somehow […]
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Just a Glimpse
Have you ever had this happen? You’re singing a song — a song you’ve sung for years — and all at once a phrase stands out to you in a whole new way? That happened to me during our daughter’s wedding. We were singing Amazing Grace. How many hundreds of times have I sung the rich lyrics of that hymn in my sixty years of basking in God’s amazing grace? During […]
Read More →My Trip to Ukraine
In July, I met believers from Canada, Japan, Poland, and the U.S. to travel to Eastern Europe. Mama posted about my trip while I was in Ukraine, and several of you graciously bid on artwork that helped fund my trip. Thank you so much for your support! We served at a camp primarily focused on equipping and refreshing pastors and their families. Our team provided theological and pastoral training, practical […]
Read More →God Is Faithful
My oldest child turned thirty on Sunday. Wow. I found this letter in his baby book. I wrote it over thirty years ago, while we were waiting for him to arrive, before we knew if he was Daniel or Katie Beth. Reading through the letter, I was once again amazed at God’s faithfulness and grace. He has answered these prayers. His hand has been on my son, sustaining his life, […]
Read More →It’s True.
Everybody says it. Not very many of us believe it while we’re actually in the trenches. But it’s true. The years go by way too fast! Make the years, the days, the minutes count. You can’t go back and do it again. (Photography by Sweet Life Photography, Portland, Oregon) More pictures to come! 🙂
Read More →Previews of What’s to Come
One of my prize possessions sits on a dresser in our bedroom. It’s one of the first things I would grab if the house was on fire. It’s nothing fancy — just a little pitcher from an antique store — but inside it are several folded pieces of paper. Those are what I would want to save. They’re letters — letters from my children on the eve of their wedding […]
Read More →Dates with Daddy
It’s usually a spontaneous decision. When dinner is over, I’ll tell one of my girls (age 2 and 4) to hop in the car with me for a quick “daddy date.” This proposal is usually met with much excited bouncing, looking for shoes, and deciding which dress to wear before we set off on our adventure (which usually involves searching for ice cream in some form :-). In the car, […]
Read More →Because He Loves Us
“See what kind of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called the children of God; and so we are” (1 John 3:1). Our “baby” is getting married in 4 more days! The young man she is marrying loves her. It’s been such a delight to watch him studying her and finding out what she loves and what will please her. He discovered her love of […]
Read More →Gifts from My Father
Last night my husband and I made the trek once again to my daddy’s property to work, along with three strapping young men, on preparing it for Susannah’s way-too-fast-approaching wedding day. She and Peter want their reception there. So we’re working hard — along with a mob of amazing covenant brothers and sisters — to make it happen. I’m quite sure more than a few people think we’re a bit […]
Read More →In the Way WE Should Go
There is no way we can raise children who love and follow Jesus if we’re not loving and following Him. Our children can’t follow us somewhere if we’re not going there ourselves. If we love Jesus, we’ll want to listen to Him. If we listen to Him, we’ll love Him even more. And if we truly love Him, that love will spill out onto our children, and draw them to […]
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