Category Archives: love
these three remain.
on the days when it looks and feels as if everything else has abandoned us – reason, success, security-, these three remain: faith, hope, and love. they’re pretty words, these capstones of a passage of scripture that is read at almost every … Continue reading
Filed under authentic faith, hope, love, wrecked.org, writings
loving provision.
from my daily sanctuary: i must admit, i am more confident that You love me when i see enough money coming in to pay the bills each month, when the basement does not leak every time it rains, when the … Continue reading
Filed under authentic faith, devotions, love
sweet baby girl.
what a day it’s been! first thing’s first – niece number four has arrived! little miss ari jade made an early debut this morning at 9:16, weighing in at 5 pounds 12 ounces and measuring 19 inches. after waiting several … Continue reading
Filed under babies, family, love, photographs
something beautiful.
my church and i spent time yesterday serving at a splendid ministry called all things baby, which a woman from our campus started in her garage last year. i cannot brag on this ministry enough! courtney had a desire to … Continue reading
ballet lessons.
call me crazy, but i think i’m possibly insanely biased toward my three precious nieces. these last three and a half years, i’ve found myself scrambling to etch all of their little moments and eccentricities into memory so that, as … Continue reading
the unrelieved quest.
from today’s passage in oswald chambers’ my utmost for His highest: feed My sheep. // john 21:17this is love in the making. the love of God is tin-made, it is God’s nature. when we receive the Holy Spirit, He unites … Continue reading
kitchen courage.
wanna hear a good story? thought so. my family is all about reminding one another to “make good choices,” and if you’ve ever heard me talk to my nieces on the telephone, you know this is something my siblings ask … Continue reading
Filed under family, humility, love, photographs
o, israel.
how closely our own stories resemble that of israel’s. i pray this chapter from the prophet hosea will challenge and permeate you tonight. //“when israel was a child, I loved him, and I called My son out of egypt. but … Continue reading
someday.
it is hard to believe how quickly a year can pass, how four seasons can complete their cycle in what seems like a flash. it has been a year since brady passed away, a precious little boy who words cannot … Continue reading
Filed under anger, authentic faith, grief, love, photographs, prayer, quotes, scripture, writings
the farewell tour.
okay addison, i’m copying some of your creativity today! slipping into another january is always an exciting, unknown moment. and, being my retrospective self, i’d like to pass along a few things that made this year what it was. i … Continue reading
