I dreamed it. And it scared me. Scared me right into humble submission to every long, hard, fatigued, feeling-sick day. Scared me into waiting patiently.  Scared me into receiving whatever I needed to learn and do in this hard waiting process. It has been a tough 4 1/2 months. More negative emotions, failures, despairing moments, […]

“Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me.” Matthew 16:24 “Very truly I tell you, unless a kernel of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains only a single seed. But if it dies, it produces many seeds. ” John 12:24 I face death […]

“Mommy, I know why you sing. You sing when you are trying not to be angry.” He trains my hands for battle; He strengthens my hands to bend a bow of bronze. You have given me your shield of victory. Your right hand supports me. Your help has made me great. You have made a […]

I should have known this would happen. Every time I have my life strategically planned out, the Lord changes things drastically (always for the better, I might add) It happened when I was suppose to go to East Asia to labor for Him, and He rerouted us to Kazakstan. And as a result Nina is […]

Fourteen years ago, today, when I was struggling to figure out who on earth I was, I lost from earth the woman who was helping make me who I am. And since I’m so busy raising (and growing within me) her grandchildren, I haven’t had time to really write anything to or about her, so […]