I read this in my quiet time the other morning and it has caused to me to stop and think deeply about it (Taken from Mom Heart Moments by Sally Clarkson): The Bible says, “Make it your ambition to lead a quiet life” (I Thess. 4:11). The world promotes power, money, things. The Bible says, […]

August 5, 2021 Many life circumstances have taught me that fitting into the mold or expectations of others is not God’s will for me. If, for example, I had followed all the parenting advice of friends, I could have easily cultivated rebellion or resentment in the hearts of my children. But because God gave them […]

“God rarely meets our expectations when we pray, He exceeds them.” – Jodie Berndt Praying Scriptures for Your Children I can think of several examples in the last month where this proved to be true. About one week after our arrival in Cape Town, I got a horrible migraine. I usually get them monthly and […]

I cannot say enough how good it is for the soul to be in nature, to be still and be renewed. Take the phone in case of emergency or to capture an incredible view – but mostly be unplugged. We (humans) are too busy and life is too hectic. I don’t believe that is how […]

When we left China, I believe that trip was around 42 hours. Unfortunately, this trip to South Africa has it beat! It was supposed to be 37 hours, but it turned into 59! We chose to look for the silver linings. . . 1. We were able to say goodbye well to our friends and […]

David said he had a surprise for my birthday, but I never imagined this! It was quite amazing. Breathtaking (literally – I couldn’t close my mouth because of the wind force!). It was beautiful, fun, and I would do it again David had bad sinuses that day so the rapid decent really bothered his ears, […]

Rock climbing has been something our family has done together for a couple of years now. So, of course, being out of our element after leaving China we were able to find something familiar by climbing again. The New is an amazing and famous climbing destination, and it’s only an hour and half from my […]

Kylie Joy turned 9 on June 13. She had a special cake at art class with friends, and then again at home with family. She is fierce and funny. She is amazingly artistic and creative. She is strong yet sweet. She sings like an angel. She has an eye for all things beautiful and shiny. […]

Well, when covid hit and the kids didn’t go back to school that last semester in Guilin, we decided we could get ducks. This totally occupied their every waking second and was wonderful for them to be outside caring for little creatures. We started with three (one each right?). Then, the trend caught on and […]