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Sovereign God, broken world

“Thy promise is my only plea - with this I venture nigh. Thou callest burdened souls to Thee, and such, O Lord, am I.” - John Newton...

The lament of foster care

3 years ago today. We didn’t know you yet, but God did. He wouldn’t let us walk away from fostercare - because you weren’t with us yet....

We are all grieving

A year and a half ago this gavel fell. Nearly seven years ago we were licensed to foster to adopt. Last night I had my first dream about...

‘Twil Soon Be Past

I got my black dress out of the closet this morning. We have a gathering today, a time to mark the homegoing of a beloved man in our...

Adorning the Gospel

We pulled out the Christmas tree today- it’s time for the annual work of decking the halls. If I’m honest, it feels like a hassle...

He Weeps with Us

This week in my reading through the Bible, I arrived at John 11 - the story of Lazarus, Mary, and Martha. This has become a treasured...

Joy and Lament

Today our church family was challenged with the role of lament in our lives. We live in a Christian culture that doesn’t want to sit in...

Christmas on the hard years

Do you ever feel like Christmas has a tinge of sadness at the edges? Like you’re supposed to be merry, but this out of place melancholy...

When my heart is tired of grieving

This past Monday, my heart trembled a little when our social worker wanted to stop by to talk in person. This isn't my first rodeo - I...