What We Need When We Are Uncertain

by | Jan 30, 2014 | Compassion Uganda, sisters

My sister Myquillyn and I shared a room until I was in fourth grade. We nailed stuffed animals to the wall next to the bed we shared and giggled when we were supposed to be sleeping until Mom would fuss at as from the living room to quiet down. We grew up with cats...

Tomorrow We Fly to Uganda

by | Jan 24, 2014 | Compassion Uganda

It’s 7:30 in the morning here, Eastern Standard Time. My fingers automatically begin to move on my lap the way they have done for the past week or so every time I check the clock. (Yes, I still count on my fingers.) Count up to eight. Eight-thirty, nine-thirty,...

On Marriage and Learning as We Grow

by | Jan 21, 2014 | marriage

I watched Trista and Ryan renew their vows Sunday night. Yes, that’s what I said. Let me go ahead and get the rationalizing and defensive arguments out of the way. It’s true, while the rest of the country watched the Seahawks beat the 49ers, I watched Ryan...

for your weekend

by | Jan 18, 2014 | for your weekend

May your weekend be filled with grace, the kind you receive and the kind you give. May your thoughts be clear while you drink your coffee, your laughs be long while you eat your cake, and may your friendships ever deepen around your weekend dinner table. In some way...