With our kids’ return to school this past week we now feel that we are solidly into 2017. We are certainly hoping and believing for a better year than last year but we can see a golden thread through all the events of 2016. Although we really can’t write about or expand on each one of […]
Yes, it is true we are expecting our 12th child near the end of May, 2017. So, I’ll go ahead and answer one of our FAQ’s; “Do you have a birthday inside every month?” Answer: Nope! May is a “new” month for us when it comes to family birthdays. Here is the run down of […]
We never know what a step of faith in God may bring. We came full of hope as to what He had in store, but we now leave allowing the Holy Spirit to sing. We didn’t imagine our journey as such, but no man is truly in charge of his destination. Now we take […]
What are your heart echoes? By that I mean, what are the things that have been spoken to you or about you that echo around in your heart and mind. A lot of times they are negative comments that ricochet around in our hearts and memories that dent our identity over and over, continuously shaping […]
The call came at about on Monday at 4:17 pm. It lasted less than a minute but echoed around my suddenly empty heart the rest of the night. Her words were simple, yet for me they were life changing … “Dad, they called and they want me to come for an orientation tomorrow morning. I […]
We’re expecting…Great things! Over the past several weeks we’ve been quietly building a new thing that we have officially titled Love Ministries. This ministry is something we feel God has been laying the groundwork for nearly all our lives. We’re not being dramatic in saying it that way. We truly see this new experience in […]
What Giant are you facing today? I (Tami) realize they come in different sizes and possibly even seasons. Maybe you are facing a task related giant like potty training a toddler. You might be facing the giant of depression or anxiety. Your giant might be a lingering sickness, or an even bigger giant like cancer. They come at us often and they threaten to […]
I (Tami) have been thinking lately how marriage is like a job. I know some of you will quickly disagree. Others of you will whence at my analogy. I realize it doesn’t seem like a very romantic thing to say. We’re more comfortable with phrases like, marriage is like a garden and love is a […]
When I wake up, Todd has usually been up for about 20 minutes already. The house is filled with the smell of coffee, the lights are dim and it is still. He is sitting at the table preparing my oldest teen girls to head out into their day with a word from God. I get […]
Todd and I found out we were pregnant and expecting our 12th child on November 16th 2015. We were excited that the Lord had blessed us once again! Sadly, the pregnancy ended in miscarriage. In total, we have now had 14 pregnancies with three ending in miscarriage. I have now experienced three different types of […]