I stood at the gate that secured our community and waited for the guard to open it for me. It’s 5am. We both waved as the gate groans open and I escape into the dark morning for another relaxing run. I pass manholes with no covers, a garbage bag that had been tossed onto the…
The Call
It’s 2:00 pm ish on Monday. I get a call from Barrett asking if I can talk because he has some important news. “They want me to be on a boat tomorrow to go to Haiti in order to give aide after Hurricane Matthew for three weeks.” Um, what? Then I asked which boat he…
A Memorable Memorial
“September 11, 2001. Rising tide of freedom.” This is the final event in the timeline song that Annabelle is learning for school. For the past two years, these have just been words and hand motions…then came this year. Barrett was honored to be asked to pray for the 9/11 memorial service at Forth Buchanan this…
Beauty from Ashes
I’m not a fan of carpet. It holds the dirt and grime of life and is so difficult to keep clean. Thus we prayed for tile or some kind of hard surface for the past two homes that we’ve been blessed with so that cleaning up spills, dirt, sickness, food, and my hair would be…
I Didn’t Pray for Patience
Never pray for patience. I know that. So I didn’t. I have been convicted by my lack of joy and irritability in my life, so, I decided to pray that the Lord would help me not to be irritable. Bad idea. I have been reading a book called, Fight Back with Joy as well as…