I want to be upfront that what I’m about to say does not reflect our current church home – we are very grateful for the fact that they never bring … Continue reading An Unwanted Journey: Part Two
Category: Serving Others
Signed by Governor Wolf
In September, I was told it was “improbable but not impossible” to see SB983 progress because of our many delays (and a global pandemic). I took that as a challenge. … Continue reading Signed by Governor Wolf
Choose Grace
I’m feeling bold today so here we go. It’s been a long week. I’ve seen so much interpersonal conflict around me in the last three days and it has ALL … Continue reading Choose Grace
Book Review: One Woman Can Change The World by Ronne Rock
Often when you read books like these you are left feeling inadequate, pressured to achieve a new level of faithfulness or achievement. However, I found One Woman Can Change The … Continue reading Book Review: One Woman Can Change The World by Ronne Rock
Differences Make Us Better
If you had told me twenty years ago that one of my favorite people now would be a Liberal (gasp!), I would have laughed. I would have told you that … Continue reading Differences Make Us Better
Good Can Come From Bad Neighbors
Sometimes we learn the most from less-than-ideal neighbors. I would know because I’ve had my fair share of neighbors I wished would move away. In our almost ten years of … Continue reading Good Can Come From Bad Neighbors
Book Review: The Truth About Us by Brant Hansen
I once read a quote that essentially said that you shouldn’t worry about how much – or what -others are thinking about you because the truth is that they are … Continue reading Book Review: The Truth About Us by Brant Hansen
For the Future: How it Feels to be Living Through a Pandemic
Many have said that we need to be journaling as we live through this pandemic because we are living through something historic, so this post is mostly for me, for … Continue reading For the Future: How it Feels to be Living Through a Pandemic
Book Review: Something Needs to Change by David Platt
It’s rare for me to be torn between savoring a book or reading it all at once, but this book made me feel that tension the entire time. Something Needs … Continue reading Book Review: Something Needs to Change by David Platt
Ten Months Later
Tori was admitted to the hospital almost exactly ten months ago for a feeding tube pre-diagnosis. That hospital experience was incredibly stressful because we felt like we were in … Continue reading Ten Months Later
Even So, Joy 