When my first child was born in 2005 I had no one like me in my life. We were at a small church, full of people older than my parents. And even though I enjoyed our time there and learned a lot, I wasn’t connected. I was just the pastor’s wife and they had seen…
I released Speechless: Finding God’s Grace in My Son’s Autism in 2011. The book is about our experiences in the first year after James’s autism diagnosis. Since it’s only about the first year, I often get questions about life for us since then. I wanted to take time to answer a few of those all…
Enjoying eggs with no cheese, grapefruit with no sugar, and plain water instead of tea with sugar and milk. Lee and I are starting the Whole 30 way of eating today. We don’t really want to lose weight, we just want to feel better, and we hope doing it together will help us stick to…
As I continue to pray for my church leading up to Easter, today I’m praying for our pastors. This prayer is by Teri Lynne Underwood from Prayers from the Pews. Prayer That Your Pastors Will Boldly Proclaim the Word The Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them, “Rulers and elders of the people,…
I want our church to be known for being bold about sharing the love of Christ. As we pray leading up to Easter, may we communicate the love of the gospel to ourselves and to others. For we cannot stop speaking what we have seen and heard. Acts 4:20 “Father, give our congregation boldness in sharing Your love…
