Less than one percent. That was it. I couldn’t understand it, but facts never lie. From the time I was a little girl, I was saturated with the understanding that my Grandparents migrated from Norway. My parents owned the leather trunk my ancestors brought over, made krumkake, dangled red flags with indigo blue and white lined […]
The Quiet, Corner of Our World, Where God Calls Our Name
There is a piece of his house, this heart, that only the angels see. Here in the waking of my dreams, and the dying of my will. In the disruption of my purpose, I hear His voice most clear….hear, now, in this moment of eternity… Not in tomorrow, or yesterday, not in the grasping or gripping, […]
When It’s O.k. To Stop Dressing Yourself All Up This Season
I cannot get over it. The face of an infant. The quiet, helplessness of a child born dependent on others for everything it needs. No human strength, no internal support, no hands to cloth itself or words to cry out, vocalizing what it needs. Just rest, and stillness, and a mumbling sound that alerts the world […]
Discover A God-Centered Gospel
What’s your ministry? Your calling? What makes you happy?” We hear messages like these often, as Christians. In fact, it’s easy to grow immune in a “me” culture, to the subtle world-view sneaking into what was intended to be a simple, relationship with Jesus. In fact, “you” messages can permeate every aspects of our living; from career […]
In The Quiet, Where Those Waiting See Him
I cannot hear. The quiet is so loud. It bangs and shutters and drowns out words that say, “Keep moving”, “Don’t stop serving”, “Love this one He put beside you”, even though few hear, few know the fullness of this journey. Then, He shows me this season of a manger. A baby, craddled quiet, humbly separated […]
Neglect to Wanted, Fear to Freedom, Forgotten to Loved – A Story of International Adoption
So gripping! So many stories of love and triumph, hope and redemption! I keep saying the same thing over and over again this month, because honestly, I have no other words, “What an honor it is to host these stories.” If you are new, this month we have been sharing a month full of personal adoption […]