Blank stares met the mention of his name. Again, I asked, have you heard of him? Just a few blinks. and the shake of a head. Never heard of my Best Friend.  Never heard of my Encourager. Never heard of my Daily Strength. Never heard of the One who spoke the universe into existence, and […]

Spoke to my best friend yesterday. We didn’t shoot the breeze about our kid’s soccer teams.  Or about ballet schedules being busy.  Didn’t talk about the sale at Macy’s or about what color we will paint our kitchens. No, the mothering issues she faces are far more intense than that, for she resides in Newark, […]

Danny wrote a reflection on this mold crisis from his perspective… I never knew it was there… for three years it silently worked its way into my body, and the body of my wife, and precious Benjamin, and his four siblings. Constant fatigue, bleeding noses, kids always coughing – and sweet little Benjamin, as soon […]

He just kept bringing me there, in my quiet times with Him. Every time I sat down to listen to Him, the verse would flash through my mind. Hands would flip to it.  Eyes would once again gaze upon the words. Heart would ask questions about it. “Yes, Lord, I already know that…” “The Lord […]

Life has been a whirlwind these past two weeks, and I’m working on a post documenting God’s incredible faithfulness through the Body of Christ here, but in the meantime, here is our” Mold Remediation Plan” which we are working through (we just finished #4 today). We have also moved out while we work on everything, and are […]

It’s posted right in my windowsill over the sink… The kids and I sing it on the way to school… Its a lifeline and bedrock when every physical thing around me is shifting (or being hauled to the dump) “Yes, they shall sing of the ways of the Lord.  For GREAT is the glory of […]

The great Heart Surgeon, has cut into the cancer of my soul, quietly growing deep within the darkness. Comparison. Self-Consciousness. Greed. Covetousness. A Hope in THINGS, above people.  A Gaze upon the standards around me, rather than the standards of heaven. A Desire to have a Pinterest home, rather than a purified heart. I love […]