Dear Child of Ours, On May 17th, 2014, exactly 6 years after graduating from Spring Arbor University, your father received his Masters of Arts in Theological Studies from Northeastern Seminary at Roberts Wesleyan College. It’s been a long educational journey, rooted in our following of God’s will. I don’t believe it was a mistake that […]
A Sacramental Celebration
Child of Ours, Today your father and I celebrate 6 years of marriage! What a wonderful day it is. The weather seems to be smiling with us, bringing with it blue skies, 70 degree warmth, and a soothing breeze. Our perfect kind of day, really. (Plus, your Dad knew exactly what would bring sentimental tears […]
Where To?
Dear Child of Mine, We are really looking forward to you joining us in this next stage of our lives. The past 10 years of have been full of transitions. I graduated from high school and moved out of the only home I’d ever known to attend college in Spring Arbor, Michigan. During the summers, […]
Not This Time
Oh, Child of Mine, How could we have known that six years after I wiped that tear off your daddy’s cheek as we were exchanging our vows, that we would be soaking each other’s shoulders in tears shed over our barrenness? I wish I knew if God was trying to tell me a flat-out-NO or just […]
The Same Saturday
Dear Child of Ours, Six years ago, May 17th fell on a Saturday just as it will this weekend. On that sunny afternoon at Spring Arbor University, your Daddy and I each received a diploma awarding us Bachelor of Arts degrees. We’d done it, achieved the American dream of graduating from college. I’d spent two […]
Last Day of School
Dear Child of Mine, I want you to know how exciting today is. It may seem like any other mundane Monday, but No! This is your Daddy’s Last Day of Seminary! Can you believe it? After being in school for all but a few years of his life, he will finally be finished. I am […]
The Rescue of a Lamb
Dear Child, I am convinced that your Daddy is going to take incredibly good care of you. He will meet your needs, and tend to you with a kindness beyond requirement. He does this for me on a daily basis. Lavishing love. And on Sunday, his actions were more valiant and loving than I could ever have […]
The Best Ever Compliment
Our Easter celebration was sandwiched between a week long trip to Michigan and our pastor-spouse conference 6 hours south. Despite the hustle, we celebrated well. This holiday is the pinnacle of our faith, Child. The church calendar begins in Advent, expecting the birth of Jesus, and carries us through to his sacrificial death and victorious […]
We Should Get Jerseys
’cause we make a good team but yours would look better than mine ’cause you’re out of my league. And I know that it’s so cliché to tell you that every day I spend with you is the new best day of my life. And everyone watching us just turns away with disgust it’s jealousy; […]
Downsizing Lessons
Over the past five and a half years of marriage, we’ve lived in five different homes. Each one has had it’s own purpose, it’s own cost of living, it’s own quirks, it’s own redeeming qualities. Some of these moves have been necessitated by life’s circumstances, but we’ve learned lessons in each move. Immediately following our […]