Tonight I held my sweet baby as she was burning with fever…too hot and exhausted to even cry or fight.  She has an infection.  Simple,...

have a beautiful day!!

Five and a half years ago, the doctors said, “Oh…it’s a little boy!”  I knew it was my Caleb.  I had always known I would have a Caleb. ...

Evie's twinkly smile! Sisters! Daily Tea Parties! The HOURS of fun a big piece of cardboard has provided for my kids! My awesome Magnolia...

“When we think about laying down a life for another we usually think in terms of a singular event.But it is possible for us to lay down...

HAPPY HAPPY DAY…My ‘baby’ girl…sweet Ella Joy is SEVEN!!! The years have literally flown by…how did my sweet chubby blue-eyed baby so...

‘Amasaganalo’ …is my own transliteration of how the Amharic speaking people say ‘thank you!’  Dave and I have been working over the past...

BEAUTIFUL FEET… "How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of those who bring good news, who proclaim peace, who bring good tidings,...

OFFER YOUR LIVES… "Defend the cause of the weak and fatherless; maintain the rights of the poor and oppressed. Rescue the weak and...

SERVANTS in SODDO Becca, my new sweet friend...her gifts of hospitality, generosity and kindness blessed me and made me feel a part of...

FAMILY… “A father to the fatherless, a defender of widows, is God in his holy dwelling.God sets the lonely in FAMILIES, he leads forth...

ONE THING. “One thing I ask of the Lord, this is what I seek: That I may dwell in the House of the Lord all the days of my life, To gaze...

The silence over the past two weeks has been a time of seeking my Father’s heart.  I came back numb.  No pain. When I fell and broke my...

I’ve been home a couple of weeks now and been recovering, processing, praying, and trying to sleep…at the same time, I realize now how...

Sweet Body of Christ….here’s a bit of my heart that I was able to share in our church service the Friday before I left…We serve an...

Evie and I are so excited for our journey to Ethiopia!! Who would have known at 8 months...

Well, if you’ve followed my last couple of blogs, you’ll see I had a very HUMAN Goal of raising $1000 to give where God leads in...

GOD’S PEOPLE… YOU have encouraged me so much over the past 2 days…I am in AWE of our great GOD…His generosity through YOU, and His...

IN 24 days, Evie and I will be departing for our FIRST (of many) PIONEER VOYAGE to Ethiopia!!  We have the opportunity to travel with two...

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