Twice recently I’ve heard the Holy Spirit say, “It’s time that My children are reacquainted with Me.” The definition of reacquaint: to give someone renewed knowledge and experience of someone. See, there are many who believe in God, without really knowing Him. There is a vast ... VIEW POST

Five years ago in the middle of extreme stress, living in and out of the hospital with our son, our marriage was falling apart.  Granted, the stress of what we were enduring had the potential to derail even the strongest of marital unions between the emotional pain, the medical debt piling up, ... VIEW POST

A while back I was scrolling mindlessly through social media when an image containing a quote halted me👇🏻:   If you have “been to Gethesemane” you know what he means. It’s the excruciatingly painful gut-wrenching process of laying down whatever we think we have a right to.   ✔️ If you ... VIEW POST

  In churchy circles, we hear a lot of talk about "The Secret Place." The phrase comes from various parts in the Bible where the authors wrote about the deep, quiet places where God spoke to people, revealed plans, imparted rest or protected them from enemies. You are my hiding place; you ... VIEW POST

We desperately needed a new mattress. For months we had been sleeping on a temporary spare queen mattress on our king sized bed frame, which meant that Jeff's shins were perpetually bruised from hitting them on the part of the bed frame that was sticking out. Upon realizing we didn't have to ... VIEW POST

Today I am up to my eyeballs in discussions with doctors about psychological professionals. Carson is sleeping right now and doesn't know that I just saved him from yet another visit from a hospital psychologist. To her credit, the woman who came to see him this morning was kind-hearted and ... VIEW POST

Today I am angry. Angry with the degree of suffering my son is enduring. Angry with the deep loss we have experienced. Angry at the continuous bondage that binds my family. Angry that the enemy of our souls sends continuous lies against the character of God to our minds. Angry that many ... VIEW POST

      Have you ever been in a place in life where you can't go back to something you left, and you can't seem to move forward because you don't have direction? Like this place where you feel stuck, but also pretty sure you shouldn't try to move forward with your own ideas and ... VIEW POST

    When your child is admitted to the hospital, the first thing the attending nurse does is put a hospital bracelet on your child and one on each parent. It serves many purposes involving medical care, but it also identifies your child with YOU. My son's bracelet has his name and ... VIEW POST

Everything in our physical world works against faith. Most people live in the mindset: SEE then BELIEVE. God, however, is always in the process of taking us into deeper faith. His goal for us is that we would BELIEVE then SEE. For we live by believing, and not by seeing. (2 Corinthians ... VIEW POST