This is an unbelievable picture of something that has drastically altered the lives of the people who will soon be our neighbors…This...

Here's the Pediatric ward at Soddo Christian Hospital...most likely it will need to expand a bit from it's 3 beds once Dave arrives!!...

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. once said, “I have a dream that one day my children will be judged, not by the color of their skin, but by the...

Have you seen this??  Praise God for this young man’s courage…and TRUTH today. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1IAhDGYlpqY

I’m ready for our life to be single-focused, single-minded..single-continented 🙂 The weeks before Christmas were precious,...

My best Christmas gift this year was our best friends coming and living with us for 10 days!! Those were 10 days of truly doing life...

This is a very HUGE, PUBLIC, HEARTFELT, AWE-FILLED Thank you to the hundreds of you that gave to the Lord so our home could be built in...

Tonight I sat in awe…quietly watching the delight in my childrens’ eyes as they CELEBRATED…gobbling all different colors of gelato at our...

This sweet boy…. is turning 7 in just a few hours…And if I remember correctly, it was in the very early morning hours that Caleb entered...

This deserves a VERY long post…which will come….later. But for now, we are SO grateful to have a very sleepy, jet-lagged,...

I am in awe of Jesus. As Dave left 2 weeks ago, we prayed (in maybe too little faith) that God would give Dave an undivided heart.  I...

I woke up this morning…so sick.  No biggie…press on. Then I heard Evie groaning, “My tummy hurts…” oh boy.  She was okay until the...

Maija...”I just want to marry Caleb when I grow up…” Riah…“Jesus, and please bless mommy’s heart to not be grumpy heart…and evie’s heart...

With Dave gone…but my LOVE for Advent, God inspired me with some new ideas to keep our hearts’ focus on JESUS…and celebrating…and being...

I just received my first email from Dave as he is in Ethiopia for the first time… I write with tears running down my cheeks…this was his...

I know many of you can relate…your husband has flown to a faraway place and you don’t get that much-hoped for–though, NOT expected phone...

Tonight, as I laid my precious 5 down to bed (on time, I must add;))…my 3 big kids and I were able to spend some special time in prayer,...

“At that time Jesus, full of joy through the Holy Spirit, said, ‘I praise you Father, Lord of heaven and earth because you have hidden...

Here it is…my best, signature recipe…I adapted a recipe I found on allrecipe.com to make it my own…added this and that and then added the...

No Knead Bread Recipe Servings: One 1-pound loaf Prep Time: Cook Time: No Knead Bread Recipe is adapted from Mark Bittman of NY Times...