Yesterday I stood in front of our church family and tried to speak through my sobs as I announced that our family would be moving at the end of this month. Doug and I have accepted calls to serve my home church in Shoreline, Washington and we begin there on January first of the coming… Continue reading Trusting that he who began a good work…
Category: Friends
One of those
In the last thirty-six hours I have: Run over the double stroller with our van. Snuck into my friends yard on the way to preschool to steal one of her roses because Mercy needed a flower to “give” to Mary this morning at preschool and I did not make it to the store. Poured chocolate… Continue reading One of those
Burning
It is hard to breathe here right now due to the heavy smoke that fills our air. It is easy to be reminded that countless families are suffering great loss as a result of the fires burning around L.A. as we, who are not affected, cough and choke with them. I always appreciate the reflections… Continue reading Burning
What family means on the street
A few weeks ago there was a shooting around the corner from our apartment, and in the chaos of the aftermath, one of our youth was nabbed by the police as he ran down Kenwood to go and check on some friends. The officers grabbed him, threw him to the ground, twisted his arm badly… Continue reading What family means on the street
Street preacher
My sister has been doing a little kid’s program on Wednesday nights for Mercy and a few other kids. One aspect of the program is bible memory verses, and last week Anna told the kids that if they could recite the memory verse to her the following week, they would get a prize. Well, that… Continue reading Street preacher
History
I was caught off guard today by my own emotions as I signed my name beneath my voter number in a dingy classroom behind a storefront church. The women who stood outside; the women staffing the table where I signed in; the women whose backs I could see already positioned in their voting booths in… Continue reading History
Friends
Jelani’s got a great post up today about their visit here this past weekend. Check it out!
The day after
Friday night was amazing. I will need a much longer post to really get across how incredible the night was for those of us organizing the event, for our community, for the hundreds who came out to the street, and for our entire church family. Today I will simply say thank you for the prayers… Continue reading The day after
On a more personal note…
This week I have my first meeting with a therapist. The last five years have been filled with many great joys and incredible gifts from God, yet they have also brought with them some very deep pain, trauma and loss. The events leading up to Elijah’s birth, in particular the incident with the taxi cab… Continue reading On a more personal note…
Party-time
I realize I have been neglecting the blog a bit of late, and some of that has to do with my role in organizing a block party on Halloween night in partnership with our block club and our church. I have been busy learning about light towers (very large, expensive things that are often reserved… Continue reading Party-time