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With his permission I share this which my husband wrote. In doing so, I am showing you his heart. He does not write easily but yesterday the need to let these words out was strong and they came easily. I am so grateful to God that He set me on life’s journey with this man. The following is all his. Some months ago in my journey I found myself standing at a wall… again. The wall was tall and thick and wide. I couldn’t see any way around, over, or through the wall but I knew I had to move forward and couldn’t just standRead More →

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The only reason the email wasn’t sent was because we were already in the air… Only hours and the vast expanse above the clouds made the difference… Our oblivious and exhausted family stepped off the airplane, back home in Indonesia after six whirlwind weeks in America for Rachel’s wedding. Two days later we found out we narrowly missed being told to just stay home. God was in charge. We were back for a reason. Suddenly what had previously made perfect sense was now confusingly, stressfully crooked. Life became really exciting as God made changes in our way of working in Indonesia. Over the next yearRead More →

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Hiding in, clinging to, learning to absolutely delight in God’s Word… I have found so much peace and comfort in this. One of the ways I have clung is to hand-write Scripture on pretty tags. After I made two sets of twenty-five tags for gifts I decided I needed one as well. Part of the joy was handwriting the verses! This is my comfort in my affliction, that your promise gives me life.” Psalm 119:50Read More →

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I thought I knew all about God. Then God in His mercy took me on an adventure with Himself! He took me to Indonesia and showed me just how much I still had to learn. It was late in 2006. Our oldest daughter, our first baby was getting married in the coming summer. We needed an impossible $10,000 to fly our family home for her wedding. Days and weeks passed as we prayed and I cried many tears waiting on the Lord’s answer. God was very quiet. We were going to miss the wedding. Romans 8:28 says, “And we know that in ALL things GodRead More →