Last week I wanted to be omniscient. I don’t think I’ve ever felt like that in such a strong way, but I was seriously envying God’s ability to be in all places at all times. And to be fully present in each of them. I couldn’t stop thinking about the possibility of Hope going to […]
When God Gives Hope and a Future
Last week after I posted “Waiting with Hope” I found out I was going to be doing that, literally. I’ll explain in a minute. To help with the wait, God reminded me of two verses He gave me for our sweet baby girl, Aster. One is Jeremiah 29:11 – “For I know the plans I […]
Walking in Faith, Waiting with Hope
So now that we’re home and all our bags are unpacked, I wanted to give you an update on where we are in our plans to bring our baby girl home from Ethiopia.For those of you who are new to my blog, our family has been in the process of adopting a daughter from Ethiopia […]
Building Our Husbands Up Through Prayer
Welcome to those of you visiting from the Proverbs 31 Devotion today.As I shared in my devotion, I haven’t always been so good at following and trusting my husband’s lead. But over the past 15 years, God has done a work in me and in JJ. I know marriage can be hard and trusting someone […]
Just Enough Light for The Step I’m Taking
Thank you for your prayers and notes. God used your Words to calm my heart and love on me! I read each verse and heeded your encouragement. My heart found such comfort in them.After I blogged Monday, and asked for prayers, I decided to trace God’s fingerprints over the past week and look for His […]