God’s Ordinary Masterpieces
October 29, 2022
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(Re-posted following loss in website update.) On a walk with Anina in the back alley one day (or was it under the red tree on
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Let us run with patience the race that is set before us, looking unto Jesus…
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Did The Writer of “Heavenly Sunlight” Care about His Legacy?
October 28, 2022
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I mentioned in my Tuesday email newsletter (you can subscribe below if you haven’t already) that I have a memory of my Mom singing the
Summer of 2016: Raising Twins, Four Other Young Children, And a Puppy (Re-Posted by Demand!)
October 8, 2022
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People say life comes at you in stages. You don’t start parenting with five children. First you have one and shudder to imagine what it would be like to have three. Then you have three and that feels doable but now you gape in disbelief at people with eight. People also say the most difficult point is three children. Under these pleasant delusions I entered the summer of 2016 in confidence.
September 29: Gone Without Warning
October 1, 2022
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It’s worse, now that I’m a parent, to imagine the brain’s frantic attempts to make sense of this. What to do with the little shoes? The outfit for next week, next month? The book, Bad Dog Marley, torn and taped from excessive use? The potential that you saw in the child, just beginning?
Kidnapped in Haiti. Now Released!
August 15, 2022
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Kidnapped in Haiti releases today from TGS International. This highly anticipated book about 17 Anabaptist missionaries kidnapped by a Haitian gang shares content from my exclusive interviews with all of the hostages (except for the two preschool children) along with the story of the people praying and working for their release throughout their 62 days of captivity.
The Beauty of 40-Day Habits
August 13, 2022
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Wow, what a journey it was to try 40 new things! If you are feeling stuck, have a couple of new adventures in your own