A new couple sits a few rows in front of us in church. There is a part of me that is thrilled - itching to go up and introduce myself to the young wife as soon as the service is over. And then, there’s this other part of me that hesitates... What if I say the wrong thing and sound totally ... Read More about Insecurity: The Thief of Joy
Adorned: Living Out the Beauty of the Gospel Together – Book Recommendation
This is an incredible book for younger and older women alike. It’s based off of Titus 2:3-5: “Older women likewise are to be reverent in behavior, not slanderers or slaves to much wine. They are to teach what is good, and so train the young women to love their husbands and children, to be ... Read More about Adorned: Living Out the Beauty of the Gospel Together – Book Recommendation
Watching Suffering, Seeing Jesus
I got the text around 5:30am My friend, Emily, was on her way to the hospital with contractions. Usually this kind of news would bring about joyful anticipation… but not today. She was only 24 weeks and 1 day with her precious baby who desperately needed to be inside her mama until she was big ... Read More about Watching Suffering, Seeing Jesus
Hospitable Together – Making Service a Family Mission
"We're going to be a blessing to this family." Those were words I heard so many times growing up. Almost every week we had at least one family come over for dinner, often more. My mom would prepare a meal, usually with food items that were difficult to find in Mongolia so it would be extra ... Read More about Hospitable Together – Making Service a Family Mission
Motherhood: A Call to Radical Selflessness
It was 3am. I had already been up several times nursing our newborn when I heard my three-year-old daughter begin to sleep talk in the other room. I knew what would come next: my one-year-old daughter would be woken up by her big sister’s out loud dreaming and would begin her angry cries. This ... Read More about Motherhood: A Call to Radical Selflessness
![This past weekend Judah and I had the immense privilege of witnessing our five-year-old daughter surrender her life to the Lord.
God has used the salvation of my children to remind me of the Gospel that will never grow old, but that too often loses its wonder in my mind’s eye. What a gift that, in a world filled with evil and upheaval, God is quietly revealing that He is at work in the lives of those most precious to me.
I’m brought back to the reality of what Christ has done on our behalf, simple enough for a child to grasp, yet so profound we’ll never understand the half of it (at least not this side of heaven).
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