A Life Surrendered
The start of this blog in 2011, which I named A Life Surrendered, was a response to God asking me to open up about the things I was learning as a wife and mama following God—the good and the bad, the ugly and the beautiful. He used Matthew 5:14-16 in the Message translation to call me out. The lines that urged me on and continue to urge me on are, “Keep open house; be generous with your lives. By opening up to others, you’ll prompt people to open up with God, this generous Father in heaven.”
It is my hope, as I share openly and honestly about the things I’ve struggled with, the things I’ve overcome, and the things I still have yet to overcome, that you would come to know the nature and heart of God. You don’t have to fear losing the loving of God when the process of transformation gets long and messy. There’s nothing you can do or not do that will cause God to ever stop pursuing you. He will not stop trying to get your attention, and you always have His.
Articles
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To Walk or Stay [not just a review]
Since before we married Husband and I dreamed of short-term missions trips together. That our destiny included the nations. That we would pour our recourses and talents and time into reaching out to the word for Christ, feeding the hungry, clothing the naked,...
A chicken run in Haiti…
"So, we are going on a chicken run? A chicken run? That's a movie my kids used to watch, but what does it have to do with feeding a hungry family in Haiti?" I wondered. "We've got to buy live chickens because there is no refrigeration," the missionary informed me. And...
About my blog breaks…
My week of rest is coming up next week. You know, it's that time when I go quiet so I can seek God. I shared a little at the Allume blog today, about why. Here's just the intro. "The fear of letting go is strangling the freedom of rest." I read these words at Jaque's...
A blog update of sorts…
I want to thank you, you who have journeyed with me, this messy, broken, blemished mama learning to walk by grace, making lots of mistakes along the way. Saying yes to God, daring to offer what is small and believe somehow God could use it to reach the world. It takes...
No rest from this pursuit…
I'm sitting in the food court in an airport in the Dominican Republic while I tap out these words. I'm on the last leg of my trip I took to Haiti to meet Danita's Children with my husband and World Help. There are stories to tell. I am honored to be a teller of them...
See Haiti in Pictures
See Haiti in pictures. Sometimes pictures tell their own stories. Haiti Trip 2013 with World...
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No child should die alone. [in Haiti with World Help]
I've had trouble forming into words all that I've experienced here in Haiti. The stories will be unfolding over the next few days in my heart and on my blog. I am always amazed at how many un-follow, and unsubscribe when I post about these trips. But this is my call....
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A Dream Come to Life…[in Haiti with World Help]
Fifteen years ago this summer, my husband and I, newly married, walked the mud roads of Haiti together. We were just kids then, I barely 20. We went with a group from our youth church to build a church in the middle of a dump. It had four concrete walls and a roof and...
Hope for Haiti
Oh, friends. The mayhem of life has been all consuming lately. God has spoken strong to my heart again, "Make sure you are spending yourself on the right...