I remember when I lived in the city. Gun shots blasting. Prostitutes walking. People honking. A life so foreign to now. ….Unsaved. Unchanged, by the power of His love..the truth of His Word. How? How could I get from there to here? …A country setting. Pond. Fields. Horses. Homeschooling. Teaching. Loving. Learning. Growing. Family. Friends. […]
I saw our son that left home again yesterday. Age two. Had him since birth. Running. Playing. Hugs eternal. A kiss. A smile. To get to look him in his eyes. An assurance from me, “I love you”. Bitterness shattered. Healing truth. His new mom. So sweet. Tender. Kind. Walks with Jesus in perfect time. Regrets, […]
I saw him yesterday. My brother. My best friend. A decade apart. Families separated. No hate, or anger, or bitterness…just a job move. Out of state. Parting ways….Never an easy thing. Children at the time. Naive. Starting our own families. A bridge that grew as distance stayed. Between wives. Husbands. Kids. Families. Yet, distance longs for […]
Foster Parents. Taking on the task…of caring for the weak, the young…the outcast. Eight years now. Babies mostly. Preemies. Babies exposed to crack and meth amphetamines. A heartbreaking journey…at times. But also beautiful…..A place where God’s grace most definitely resides. His voice clear, along our journey. It’s Him who picks each child that enters our family. […]