I never again want to see the look I saw in the eyes of my precious little girl the night she suddenly came under attack from a sickness that made it difficult for her to breathe. She’d completely lost her voice, too, but she didn’t have to say anything because the panic in her eyes told the whole story. Doing … Read More
Secret Petitions
“This story will make you believe in God.” That is what Jeremy and I tell people who ask us how we first met. It was the summer of 2006. I was twenty-three and living in Branson, Missouri. For some reason, I had the desire to attend a conference that August in Fort Worth, Texas. I had never been and didn’t … Read More
Thanksgiving Therapy
Each time I travel, I can’t help but pick up a phrase or two from the cultures that I visit. My favorite would have to be two plain but incredibly powerful words: THANK YOU. In Mexico, they say, “Gracias.” Some in South Africa say, “Dankie.” In Israel and in Hebrew it’s, “Toda.” In Hawaii, “Mahalo,” and in Australia, simply put, … Read More
The Art Of Contentment
As the summer of 2015 approached, we knew it was going to be one for the family record books. What I didn’t know, however, was how much it would test my character, my contentment, and, on some days even, my Christianity. On June 1, we loaded the last box into the storage container, closed the garage door, and backed the … Read More