“You trashed my place.” When our family had to move out suddenly from our living quarters, panic set in. We…
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Blessings
God loves your kids more than you can.
“Are you all right?” I asked my 7-year old, tears trickling from her eyes like freshly squeezed gratitude. “Yes, Mama,…
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Thanksgiving from the little ones.
When my 7-year old screamed from an insect’s brutal sting deep into her thigh, when my 5-year old burst into…
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Childlike wonder.
When we landed in Tanzania, I felt God say, “Look through the eyes of a child.” As we arrived at…
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God is good.
On the weekend before our departure, after our home had been emptied into 13 suitcases, I asked my children if…
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We can never be too poor to give, nor too rich to receive.
Last week, I awoke from a dream of five hornbills in a tree. “How bizarre,” I told my family. Two…
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