I slump through leading my class of ten little 4 and 5 year-olds  feeling defeated…..by my own child. I see every time he wanders off the carpet, every time he jumps up to do something without me asking or when he shows aggression towards any perceived misdemeanor from his peers, and my mind wanders […]

Super Dad had taken over for the evening. I lay sick and exhausted in bed, for I had used every last ounce of my strength to take Trinity out to buy a birthday present for Katy-Grace (with her own money). And we had made cupcakes and assembled snack bags for the Little Chef’s party (NO […]

I’m so glad kids have short memories… The day after this failure, the girls were climbing into bed and Trinity said, “Mommy, you’re the best mommy in the world.“ and Katy-Grace was quick to follow up with, “Yeah, Even though you sin, we STILL love you.“ unmerited grace from these little ones, refreshes a mamma’s […]

As I slowly stood to my feet, jaw aching with pain, I didn’t know what to think.  Part of me felt so confused, a bit scared and doubtful, but another part of me felt alive with compassion and fresh love for the man hitting me.  I couldn’t believe this was actually happening and I couldn’t […]

First we want to say thank you for the wonderful support and prayer during the hard summer of war for the Kingdom!  God is so faithful and never leaves His children alone and powerless. We feel so encouraged by all the prayer support, financial support and the many who have come stood beside us and […]

In moments when your life comes really close to ending God seems to pull things afresh into perspective and gives you a deeper sense of His glory and purpose for your life. Last week there was a shooting in the nearby projects and a bullet missed my head by 2 feet.  It was a close […]

Ok, this is a long one. it makes up for the lack of blogging I have done. You really are going to need to take about 30 minutes to read this and it might make you think really hard.  This is by all means a theological essay written from a reformed perspective.  If you have […]