**Happy Friday, friends! I am doing something a bit different today to kick off the weekend. Let’s call it a “Friend Feature Friday!” That has a nice ring, don’t you think? Today, I am featuring a beautiful story written by a childhood friend. Staci Kernan is a loving wife, mother of two littles, English teacher […]
When You First See Their Faces
Leaving the country without him had always been the furthest thing from my mind. I hadn’t even considered it…until we knew that God was calling us, both of us, to go on short-term, summer mission trips. We eagerly planned to go together, but in the long run, it didn’t work with the logistics of childcare […]
A Letter to My {Newly Engaged} Brother
When the call came this weekend: a call that I was waiting on, a call that I had anticipated this month, I couldn’t hide my excitement. Two people I love dearly, announced via speaker phone, “We’re engaged!” I knew it was coming. I had kept the secret. Still, my heart nearly jumped out of my […]
A Letter to My Boys: Be Like Your Daddy
Dear boys, As I watch you today, building K’Nex with your Daddy, I want you to know something. Hear me loud and clear on this. There are so many ways that I hope you will be just like him. I know you will each be a very different individual and your Daddy and I are […]