Delighting in Weakness

“My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is made perfect in weakness…” 2 Corinthians 12: 9 August 7, 2017, was a big day for me. My first waking thought was, “Thank You for this gift of weakness and having to depend on Your strength and wisdom – which is always more and better […]

When the Scary Sound You Hear Isn’t Actually Scary

Loading the laundry machine, I heard the skittering of little claws on the tin roof above. Our machine was outside, behind our kitchen, and the sound put me on edge. Earlier that morning, we were awakened by rats scampering in our attic space, which was disconcerting to say the least. It was the first week […]

He Is Always Sufficient + EASY Apple Crisp

“Not that we are adequate in ourselves to consider anything as coming from ourselves, but our adequacy is from God.” – 2 Corinthians 3:5 Living this life we do, even getting to our country of service, provides example after example of God providing for us…usually, just in the nick of time. We would probably like […]

Remembering Specific Provision

When my husband and I first signed up to go to China, we were unsure about support raising. We didn’t have a clue where to start and many days we doubted we’d be able to raise the funds we needed. However, we also knew that we were called to go. The process of waiting and […]

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