Hi All!  This is sort of a ministry update/Project 52 post.  So it doesn’t look like we’ll be heading to Ireland in July like we were originally planning/hoping.  We had a meeting with some of the missions leadership from our sending church a few weeks ago, and there are some things that are just not it place yet for us to be able to go.  I know the Lord is…

Branden has this memory about his dad from when he was a little kid.  He tells the boys about how Papa would wake him up early in the morning, when the rest of the house was still asleep.  His dad would take out his Bible and read.  Branden would wrap himself up in a big blanket and sit on top of a heating vent to keep warm, enjoying this quiet time with…

I can’t get enough of this image – a real reminder that safety is found in the Father’s arms.  No fear, just comfort, rest, enjoyment. And this song.  Been playing nonstop, singing truth and faith into our hearts, reminding us where true life is found. I’m running to the secret place, where You are, where You are I’ll sing to you of all the ways You stole my heart, stole my heart…

Branden helped me recover my Bible last week!  I’ve been wanting to have this done for a while, but sending it off to have it recovered apparently costs at least $100 – yikes!!  Originally my Bible (which Branden gave me when I turned 18 🙂 had a hardcover. Even though it’s always been in a zipper case, the last 15 years had worn out the cover and it had broken…

I woke up a couple days ago feeling really overwhelmed.  These last few months have been so incredible and humbling.  The Lord has opened doors for us to share about Ireland with churches and people and I can see Him going before us in so many ways. But as we get closer to leaving, the magnitude of the transition ahead is getting real.  There are things that have to be…

Family is a funny thing.  It’s like this thread that runs through you, connecting you to people that are each somehow a part of who you are.  Family is where everything begins.  It is possibly the most important, God-given, life shaping force that exists on the planet, besides the Holy Spirit himself. This thread is a fragile but resilient thing.  Through time and circumstance it may pulled and strained, worn thin, maybe even frayed.  But somehow,…