We received really good news today! Our lil’ man received his passport. Woohoo!! Although he is the only one jumping up and down in this video (watch the lil’ guy with the brown t-shirt)…we are ALL leaping up and down here in Texas too. We have been waiting for a looooong time to bring him… Continue reading
The Devil is talking to me with Angel Eyes
How easily I am persuaded by lies. Lies from the Enemy. When I get discouraged, he persuades me to wallow in self-pity. When I am rejected, he leads me to try to fill the void. When I am busy, he convinces me that things in the here and now are of utmost importance. These lies… Continue reading
Choose Joy
I remember marveling one day at the parenting skills of my sister-in-law with her young toddler. When she foresaw her son about to make a poor choice, she quickly piped in, “Do you want to make a bad choice or a good choice?” The bad choice entailed biting the baby brother while the good choice… Continue reading
Are you lukewarm?
Somewhere between a tent and a log cabin lies a “yurt,” a circular, canvas structure filled with bunk beds to snuggly sandwich your entire family. You can enjoy all the joys of sleeping in a tent, like hearing your neighbors snore, babies crying at the crack of dawn and bacon cooking on the campfire grill.… Continue reading
Remember Noah
Remember the story of Noah? It’s been recounted in movies and bedtime stories for centuries. It’s the story of a man who lived in the midst of a sinful society. Standing alone. Set apart. “The Lord saw how great the wickedness of the human race had become on the earth, and that every inclination of the thoughts of… Continue reading
What’s in Your Box?
It’s easy to want a God whom we can contain and feel comfortable with. For this very reason, we place God in a box. We want a God whom we worship on Sundays and can stuff away in a box for the remainder of the week. We place our box up on a high shelf in our home that… Continue reading