Tag: hope
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Joseph’s Christmas Letter
This is our very first Christmas letter, and I know that you’ll get it late. Which is unfortunate, but we’ve been busy. You see, we have a newborn!
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Breakthrough for the Brokenhearted
She was wailing. The sound of a deep-felt grief welled up, forming a tsunami wave that threatened to crush her. The others held their breath as they watched her fight.
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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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Shifting Seasons and Rites of Passage
Through sickness and health, for better or worse, in life and in death, he remains present. Able. Willing. Faithful.
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Grief, Hope, and Good Friday
Grief is the unwanted companion you need to hang out with in order to heal.
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Coming Home
Mom knew her Bible. She had studied it for years looking for instructions on how to live, and now, apparently, also on how to die. “It was so easy for Jacob; he just drew his feet up into the bed and breathed his last, and then he was gone.” She looked frustrated while shaking her…
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Just Strangers Passing Through – Finding Peace in Turmoil
She appears to be vanishing in the huge hospital bed. Compared to her tiny frame, everything else looks gigantic. Every time I hug her, I hold her gently, careful not to put any weight or apply any pressure.
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Heartsick – When Answers are Hard to Find
“I’m struggling.” She had messaged me before to tell me how she was contending for her son’s healing. I knew that she had read the story of Adrian’s healing with mixed feelings. On one hand, it gave her hope. On the other, she desperately longed to see a miracle in their own family. Some time…
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The Selah Christmas
These are strange days. Busy, but yet so very quiet. We approach these holidays slowly. Carefully. Patiently. While most people rush from one Christmas party to another, we have little energy left to squander. This is our Selah moment. The splendor light of heaven’s glorious sunriseis about to break upon us in holy visitation,all because…
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Times are Changing – Testimonies from Cuba
We were due for a 2-3 hours’ drive from the airport. “It’s a good thing we’re going during the daytime” our friend said, nodding knowingly. “That way we can avoid the 2 ft deep pot holes in the road and actually get to our destination.” We nodded, too. Eagerly. Going back to Cuba was like…