Several years ago I wrote a post entitled “Yes or No?” about the desire God placed in our hearts to move to Nicaragua for a year, and how it seemed completely impossible. A few months before I wrote that post, we felt like God had thrown open various doors to pave the way south. But […]
Birds and Bees
From the archives… I posted this to my personal blog four years ago today. Enjoy! The other day, I was driving home from softball with my two daughters and their friends. The radio station we normally listen to was all talk, so we decided to sing some old camp songs to pass the time. The […]
Halfway to crazy
This feels really crazy. Then again, getting rid of our stuff was crazy. Moving to Central America was crazy. Selling our “rainy day” house was crazy. So crazy started awhile back for us. But this… this flying to the middle of Ohio, of all places (sorry if you’re from there, but it just sounds so […]
Raquel and Rachel
The first time Raquel* met her second parents, they ushered her into their rented apartment and showed her a variety of items symbolizing her new life. Raquel proceeding to express her interest in this new life by throwing each of the articles of clothing into a heaping pile at the feet of her excited audience, […]