“Do you have any big plans for Thanksgiving, girls?” My sister and I shared a glance and then answered our pastor in unison. “We’re going to make turkey cookies!” “Turkey cookies?” He asked as we ran from the narthex, bursting into giggles. We thought it was funny as children. Every Thanksgiving, we would brag how… Continue reading Turkey Cookies
It began with a simple knowing, written on the pages of my mother's journal almost two decades ago: God has called some things to be – to minister to poor children. In the moments and weeks after reading her words, God began to show me the countless ways in which He had already brought this… Continue reading God’s Faithfulness in Life
I had planned to share with you this week about the results we’ve seen from the recent God’s Faithfulness in Death series, but I’ve felt a pause in my heart. Maybe there’s more. Maybe I’m not ready. I’m not sure. But this morning, I’m rejoicing in the pause. The pause allowed Hubby, Little Lady, and… Continue reading From Yuckples to Delights: Finding Joy
Merriam-Webster defines compassion this way: sympathetic consciousness of others' distress together with a desire to alleviate it Momma Heidi had it in spades. I recently shared with you a corner of my mom's heart that I stumbled upon in one of her journals - her desire to serve God by serving children in need. Though… Continue reading To El Salvador with Compassion: God’s Faithfulness in Death
So there I was, holding Mom’s journal and weeping because she had written this beautiful desire (and more than written on the pages of a journal, it was written on the tenderness of her heart) to minister to children in poverty. And it broke my heart that such a desire was left unsatisfied. Years ago,… Continue reading To the World in a Box: God’s Faithfulness in Death
