Tag: family
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Family in Times of Trouble
Because family share more than daily routines. We share longings. Victories. Defeat. Vi rejoice together and we mourn together. We celebrate each other’s victories as if they were our own. Because they are.
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How God Sees Our Lives
We are getting ready to welcome another group of students to the Bible school. It’s an exciting time of the year. The staff will gather together and pray for the students as we listen in for God’s word over each and every one of them. It’s nice getting to know them as they really are,…
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Encountering Family
“Are you in NY?? We are only a few hours away. Could we meet?” Let me just say, I don’t usually do this. I do not interrupt our family vacation to see people I’ve never met. But this was no ordinary situation.
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Juggling Marriage and Ministry, Homelife and Service
Some time ago my husband and I were invited to talk to a group of students on how we juggle marriage and ministry. Thomas and I have been married for 26 years. We’ve spent the last 30 years together. Just saying it out loud makes me feel 3 000 years old, but you see, I…
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The Art of Giving Thanks
Have you recovered from overindulging in turkey and sweet potatoes? Thanksgiving is truly the best US export ever, not merely because of the food bonanza, but because it calibrates our perspective and helps us count our blessings. In Europe the art of giving thanks is mainly centered around Christmas or New Year. The Southern part…
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Turning Time – From Everyday Magic to God Inquiries
I invited a friend to come over and this conversation followed: – So, will you be here on Monday? – I really want to, but it coincides with the kids’ bedtime. – Oh yeah, that’s right. – If I ask the babysitter to put them to bed, they’re likely to stay up late and get…
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Learning from the Best – Meet our Friend Martin
Leadership is hard. Lonely. Underpaid for limitless hours. You don’t hear much about church leaders who have been in full-time ministry over decades. Maybe because few last that long. But even those who do hardly ever figure in the headlines. If they do, it’s because they’ve done something deplorable, unspeakable… that we’d like to talk…
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Called to Feel
Those who follow me on social media will have registered that I’ve been traveling a bit this summer. Rather than blogging about it concurrently, I decided to stay present in the moment. To experience. Feel. Cry. And ponder. I’ve needed some time to reflect upon everything we’ve seen and heard this summer. For the upcoming…
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Living Life in Family
Lately, I’ve been thinking a lot about family. Not just my own, although my husband and my children are permanently etched in my heart and soul, but the concept of family as such. I often speak about living life in family and how to me, family is an expression of true beauty. But I’ve come…
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Lives That Matter
Last Friday, I was honored to co-host a celebration in honor of the volunteers of the church. Our local church has approximately 1 100 members and 700 attended the party. The staff decorated, cooked, and served the volunteers, and later on, we did a 45 minutes show, making complete fools of ourselves. There’s nothing better…