WITH RECKLESS ABANDON Tonight I’m one happy mama. I’ve missed my babies (although really they’re not babies anymore) these last couple weeks. Terribly. I wanted to come back to them sooner. But I knew we had a task at hand that we needed complete focus to make good decisions. And the kids were with family. Having loads of fun, for sure. Much more fun than if they had been searching for homes and schools with us. I am not normally all sentimental. But as we approached the house, tears welled ... Read More...

BEATING DRUMS BRING GRATITUDE I sit here on the balcony of our hotel room at the Animal Kingdom Lodge, overwhelmed with gratitude and joy. Today is my birthday and I had an amazing, blessed day, showered with love by so many. Daniel also brought me to Disney World, to spoil me on a one day dream excursion. But it wasn’t all this special treatment that has my eyes tearing up and my heart overflowing with thanksgiving. It is while I sit here in the dark night, almost midnight, overlooking the ... Read More...

THE GOOD LIFE “God is unwilling to be your means to what you call the ‘good life.’ Your relationship with him must be your definition of the good life.” - Paul David Tripp, “New Morning Mercies” These thoughts swirl around in my heart and mind as I wrestle through my desires and the decisions before us. We believe in God’s good gifts. And we know we were created to live an abundant life - not just eternally, but here, today. But today I am reminded to evaluate the deepest yearnings of my ... Read More...

HOMELESS (SORTA) IN OUR MINIVAN Tuesday, June 19 - Though we’ve been on the road for almost two weeks, this date is special because it marks the date that we officially became “homeless in a minivan”, by choice. Until this day, we still had possession of our home in the suburbs, north of Seattle. Until this day, when people asked where we lived, we weren’t sure exactly how to answer. As of this day, we are officially homeless, living in a minivan, hotels, with friends, etc, as we travel across ... Read More...

SALT LAKE CITY We hadn’t even thought about or considered Salt Lake City as an option. Some local friends invited us to visit their local church, planted locally, only a short while ago. It was just what my soul needed. I have not experienced corporate worship like that in quite some time. It refreshed me, moved me, challenged me, and restored me in ways my spirit longed for. God’s presence was known to me that day at Ekklesia Church. After hearing their heart and vision for the communities of ... Read More...