heart is mended!

thank you all for praying for Ezie!!! he’s doing so much better when we drop him off at school. just the other day, i (mom) dropped him off and it was the best yet!!! he saw his adorable friend, Bruno and ran to him smiling & laughing. they started pushing each other (means [...]

it breaks my heart!

there are worse things in life, but i can’t help but have a broken heart every time we drop off ezra at school. first of all, PLEASE pray for him, that he will be a happy boy when dropped off at school! secondly, i know there are parents out there who are going through or [...]

Easter photos

Better late than never, but here are some pictures of our first Easter in Buenos Aires. I highly recommend looking at these pictures our friend (amazing photographer) took.

the kids waiting anxiously to hunt for eggs!

Noah & Aunt Sandy bonding

balance

I truly want to be able to say beyond a shadow of a doubt that my work life is balanced.  Here lately one of my spiritual accountability partners has been asking me this question, “What have you done to play or relax?”  As a brother he is making sure I take the time to chill [...]

contentment

Everyone searches for it, yet few find it.  What Paula and I have found that no matter how much we buy, there is always plenty more that we can want. We live in the never-enough world, where the myth of materialism is preached as though it were gospel. Nearly every time we open a magazine, [...]

easter blessings

Easter Sunday was truly a blessing.  We worshipped at one of our “simple churches.”  Dave was able to help with the music where everything of course focused on the cross and the resurrection of Jesus.  After our morning time of worship we went home and relaxed for awhile before Dave started preparing for our Easter [...]

cool poem

This Easter weekend I’d like to share with you something I came across awhile back that I thought was pretty awesome.  It comes from a book entitled, “Seeking Small Groups,” by Garry Poole.  I have found this book extremely insightful as I try to engage spiritual seekers in life-changing discussions.  The quote is as follows:
Do [...]

reflections

Yesterday during our BA team meeting I was able to share with the group what God taught me during my extended fast and then reflect on Matthew 6:16-18.  Today is the day that I begin to break my extended fast and get back to eating three small meals a day.  With this in mind I [...]