Hello my dear friends! If you could see me, this would be my expression: I am tickled to be with you again. And I’m about to throw my arms around you in a big hug! I have missed you! To be sure, this online space has been neglected for a time. Not out of laziness … More Hello, again!
Each year, I ask God for a word or a phrase that might mark the coming season of my life. Perhaps it is something He wants to teach me, something I should be looking for or have a heightened awareness of. Words like “Rooted”,”Margin”, “Expectant” and “Prayerful” have marked past years. Sometimes words only last … More Words
Oh my goodness, HELLO. I wish I could jump out of the screen and give you a big hug. My heart is exploding with joy and anticipation in light of the fact that I am re-entering this writing journey. I have MISSED you, missed THIS. A little recap… the summer closed with the Salt Bible 101 … More Faith + Adventure
It’s been a wild and wooly summer y’all. Keeping 4 boys alive and relatively sane is a task. We have been a part of the most glorious of weddings. We have hit parks and pools and beaches and jumped on our trampoline A LOT. Bedtime is, in Jim Gaffigan’s words, a “reverse hostage situation.” I … More Summer ‘n’ stuff.
October 21st was a bit of a whirlwind. Birthing our fourth boy, discovering he had a vascular malformation known as Port Wine Stains, and then further learning that he would need an MRI on his brain day one and could potentially have developmental delays and seizures was not the sweet entrance into the world we … More Finn
For years, Marshall and I have dreamed of having people live with us… college age or just beyond, maybe even an “orphaned” high schooler that just needed a place to be restored and loved and set back on their feet. We have honestly never had even a guest bedroom to speak of, but it hasn’t stopped … More Meet Ellie
We went to the butterfly exhibit at the Pacific Science Center last week. As always, my boys were mesmerized. Colorful wings flitted through the air, little works of art slowed to sip on oranges and then fluttered to the ground to rest. We always hope one will mistake us for a tree limb and land on us. They’re beautiful. But they … More Wings
My brain. It is an adventure in there. I went to a baby shower on Sunday, and tied to the top of my gift a sweet notepad on which the words were scripted, “For I know the plans I have for you…” {Jeremiah 29:11} because, believe me new mama, if you don’t write your plans down, … More Amnesia
Every Wednesday, my three littlest guys and I pack up and head off to Community Bible Study. It is such a gift to study God’s word in a diverse group of women – age, race, native tongue, faith background. To say it is rich is an understatement. Last year we waded through the book of Romans, and … More Mercy
So, the night we got to {surprise!} invade Disney World at the Young Life All Staff Conference, I had the sweetest revelation. Five thousand young life staff {and a handful of nursing babes – hello Finn} were running about, hopping on rides with no lines, grabbing free turkey legs and devouring ice cream shaped like Mickey on … More A Long View
THE TETHERING PLACE 