Yesterday I went to the Fayetteville DHS office to turn in some documents for Eliot’s medicaid. When I left, I was a different person than the one who had arrived just minutes before. On any busy day, look around this white-washed building and see an environment that calls for every feeling but comfort. Posters cover … Continue reading »

Let us explore the child inside us today, with heightened senses, astonished at the little things in life. There are moments when I stop what I am doing and take a short peek into the future… I pull out my planner and see what’s happening this week and next; I close my eyes and imagine … Continue reading »

Spending time with two sweet sister-friends this morning reminded me of the beauty of waiting. Martha and Sarah have been waiting, searching, asking for the next step to be laid out before them, and they are finally embarking. Their path is leading them away to a whole new community, a whole new life experience, and … Continue reading »

“But as for me, I will always have hope; I will praise you more and more. My mouth will tell of your righteousness, of your salvation all day long, though I know not its measure.” Psalm 71:14-15 Here I am again. Learning lesson after lesson. Wasn’t I just here last week? Last post? Wasn’t I … Continue reading »

Martin Tupper once said, “Prayer is the slender nerve that moves the muscle of omnipotence.” The first time I heard this quote we were sitting at International Justice Mission’s Global Prayer Gathering. When it comes to justice, compassion, mercy, and the like, I have no problem falling to my knees in prayer, pleading on the … Continue reading »

ded·i·cate (via dictionary.com)    [v. ded-i-keyt; adj. ded-i-kit]  Show IPAverb, -cat·ed, -cat·ing, adjective verb (used with object) 1. to set apart and consecrate to a deity or to a sacred purpose: The ancient Greeks dedicated many shrines to Aphrodite. 2. to devote wholly and earnestly, as to some person or purpose: He dedicated his life to fighting corruption. 3. to offer formally (a book, piece of music, etc.) to a person,cause, or the like in testimony of affection or respect, as on a prefatory page. 4. (loosely) to inscribe a personal signature on (a book,drawing, etc., that is one’s own work), usually with a salutation addressing the recipient. 5. to mark the official completion or opening of (a publicbuilding, monument, highway, etc.), usually by formal ceremonies.   In how many ways can I apply these definitions to what happened today? We stood before a congregation and held our baby up, Lion King style, in a way. We called for the … Continue reading »

This morning I asked Travis if he thought Eliot had sinned yet in the three months he’s been alive. The conversation that followed was much more detailed than what I had in mind. After a few minutes of deep, philosophy-packed banter, I closed my mouth and looked down at the computer screen. I just wanted … Continue reading »