Dear Child of Ours, Tears streamed down my face, unashamed, as your Daddy and I walked home from church today. We had spent the morning worshiping from the depths of our spirits with a group of saints we now call family. We shared hugs and laughs, graciously received cards and gifts, and then we sat […]
So Many Boxes, So Little Time
Child, I’m beginning to run out of things to pack. For the last two weeks I’ve been steadily making progress, going through cabinets and drawers, finding things buried under the bed or deep in the closet. Given the tight space we live in, you might be shocked to see how many boxes of possessions I’ve […]
Overwhelmed
Dear Child of Mine, I have opened up new blog post after new blog post and haven’t seemed to muster the clarity to speak to you. There are so many monumental events going on right now, all stories worthy to be told. More pictures have been taken in the last month than I have in the […]
Commencement
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 […]
Hope and Validation
Hope is a thing of extraordinary power. It feeds the soul. and yet it can torment it. It can be dashed. Yet it can show the way. This beautiful quote from one of my favorite British dramas, Call the Midwife (Season 3, Episode 3). Waiting for you, my Child, is a true test of my ability to hold […]
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 […]
Kid, your mom is awesome.
By now, you’ve figured out that your mom is way better with written words and posting consistently than I am. She’s written you dozens of notes, and I wrote two at the beginning. (Now I’ve written three…maybe I’ll get to a full dozen someday!) Hers get lots of amazing comments and people are inspired by […]
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, […]
A Small Goodbye
It’s begun: Spending as much time as possible with as many friends as we can before we move. Filling our one-room home with packing boxes. Feeling sad. Feeling excited. Feeling confused. Last Friday we had our last small group gathering. We call this bunch of people our Life Gwoup. (The W is on purpose. Inside joke.) […]
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 […]