There were countless wonderful moments with dear old friends. The highlight of Kayla’s week ~ gymnastics and a new friend! And the highlight of Cooper’s week ~ basketball with a homeschool team and with GRANDAD! Goodbyes to our Austin Classical Conversations Community ~ so thankful for them and how they so warmly included us. (Oh… Read More Saying Goodbye to Sabbatical
I’m very excited to introduce you to some new friends today. You may already have been introduced to Jack and Kelly, the very American looking couple in these photos. Kelly was my middle school Spanish teacher turned dear friend, and Jack is her husband. You may also already know that Jack and Kelly got engaged… Read More Hope Received & Hope Given in Uganda
(Just sharing an email that I sent to my Doctrine Bible study ladies with you here today. Been enjoying thinking on these lyrics this season!) Hi Ladies ~ I hope you all are well, and that this email finds you finished with papers, exams, etc. I heard this familiar Christmas carol playing recently and thought… Read More A Merry Theological & Doctrinal Christmas to YOU, too!
Greetings from Louisville, Kentucky! We are about halfway through our journey to Austin, TX. It, of course, took us longer to leave our house than we thought, but finally, around 11am we said goodbye to our little red brick house and hit the road. Our first night was spent in Altoona, PA rather than in… Read More Halfway There…
It was the PERFECT way to spend our last Sunday at church before heading off to Texas for a while ~ Baptisms! I know I’ve told you this before, but it is such a privilege to have a front row seat in the lives of so many people. Hearing their testimonies, and watching their surrender… Read More Submerged Saints, Sabbatical Send-Off & Starbucks
“Hey, Babe ~ the gas light is on,” I casually mention from the passenger seat. “What? OK, well, I think there’s an exit coming up,” he replies. He NEVER lets the gas light come on. That’s more my style. 😉 I push the mode button on the digital screen that will give us our DTE… Read More Running On Empty ~ Filling Station Ahead
Been lots of ups and downs here lately. One of the “ups” was the chance to celebrate not only Robert’s birthday at the end of October, but also the end of his 20th year in ministry. In September of 1991, he took a youth minister position at Manchaca Baptist Church near Austin, TX, began… Read More Celebrations & Sadnesses
What a gift this past weekend was! It’s so consistent with the character of Christ that when you are called upon by Him to teach or serve or lead, the joy is not so much found in what you were able to give by His grace, but in what you received because of that grace.… Read More Sisterhood and Sanctification in Slick
…and four bridal showers, and five rehearsal dinners, and 6 different states (not all for weddings), one youth camp, one funeral, two conferences, lots of house guests, the Grand Canyon, and, and, and…. Oh my goodness! It has been extremely fun and joyful and extremely chaotic and crazy all at the same time! I’ve written… Read More The Summer I Went to Ten Weddings…
Students returned to town last weekend which means lots more traffic on the streets AND at church. This years marks the 13th that we’ve experienced this “return.” (Which means Kory was 4, Cooper was 2 and there was no Kayla for the first “return”!) Robert says it’s like planting a new church every year ~… Read More Welcome to Mercyhouse for the 13th Time!