Do you know what it's like to run a sprint so hard that when you cross the finish line all you can do is lay down in the dirt and look at the clouds? To pour yourself out and feel so good about what you've done, but feel the weariness in your bones? To wonder if the tired you feel is your new "normal?" That's where I've been. Zambia was AMAZING. And I have SO many beautiful stories to tell about healing, and hope, and the HEROES. Oh. My. Goodness. The HEROES. The women and men who came … [Read more...] about Reconnecting with the Marathon
Impact through Christ
Greetings from Zambia!
On Sunday our RiverCross Team had the opportunity to worship with the church of my friend Martha. I was honored to be invited to share with the congregation. So, enjoy this little clip. It's under 2:30 minutes! And includes a taste of the worship we experienced. We begin two days of training with twelve Zambian leaders today! And on Wednesday these leaders will equip around 70 caregivers of vulnerable children with best practices, trauma healing, and biblical principles. We would all … [Read more...] about Greetings from Zambia!
How We Know It’s Right
By the time you read this, I'll be on my way to Zambia with RiverCross. We'll be conducting a leadership training for 12 Zambian leaders for two days. And then these leaders will lead a workshop to equip 125 Zambians who are working with orphans and vulnerable children. I'm super excited. But here's the hard part... I will be gone from home for 11 days. And during those days the beauty of ordinary life will go on without me. While I'm gone, Piper will swim in her last swim meet of … [Read more...] about How We Know It’s Right
Perhaps Jesus is Cutting the Cord
What could be better than staying close to Jesus, right? That's what a man from Gerasene thought as well. He had lived a terrible life. Possessed by multiple demons, he lived in a graveyard. He was so violent, that he had been captured and bound in chains on multiple occasions. But he was so strong that he wrenched the chains apart and broke the shackles into pieces. Over time, his strength grew. And now he was at the point where no one could hold him down. . Can you imagine raising … [Read more...] about Perhaps Jesus is Cutting the Cord
Our Greatest Impact
My mother-in-law fell several weeks back. She and my father-in-law were leaving one of their favorite restaurants, and she tripped over a car stop in the parking lot. She landed face first on the pavement. It hurts me even to write it. What was a lovely evening between a beautiful husband and wife ended in an ambulance ride, a week of hospitalization, and then another couple of weeks of rehab. She is home recovering now. And we feel grateful. It could have been so much worse. Our bodies … [Read more...] about Our Greatest Impact
Welcome to our Family Room
Come on in! Let me get you a cup of something cozy while you warm up by the fire. We're still getting a few pictures on the wall, but the furniture is pretty much in place. Are you comfortable? Warm? I'm so glad you're here. And I hope you'll stay for awhile. Here in our family room we'll wrestle, and dig, and encourage each other. We'll grow alongside each other and become more of who we were made to be. We'll get freedom. And we'll get more of Jesus. Welcome! Welcome to a … [Read more...] about Welcome to our Family Room