Dear Child of Mine, How I wish I could promise your heart would never break, tears of sadness would never drip down your precious cheeks. But I can’t. This life is painful, sometimes surprisingly so. I saw a vague Facebook status of my friend, Ben, and sent him a message asking if he was ok. […]
More Than Just a Degree
Dear, Sweet Child of Mine, I don’t know what plans the Lord has for you. I do believe that, like Hannah, there will come a time when I’m going to be required to give this living, breathing, part of my heart – YOU – back to God. I can hardly fathom that moment from where […]
Uno & Bread Dough
Dear Child of Mine, There are some days when I’m reminded of one of reasons God must have created the childhood stage of humankind. Kids bring fun and laughter and true, deep, unabashed love into your life like no jaded grown up can. (Yes, I could list a ton of ways that children are a burden […]
Normally, I like Lemons
Dear Child of Mine, I need you to know that some days are just bad days. And I’ll be there to hold you and catch your tears. I’ll try to remind you that Jesus says, In this world you will have trouble, but take heart! I have overcome the world. (John 16:33) There may be times […]
Pushing 30
…or at least that’s what I’ve been telling myself for the past many months. I turned 28 on November 19th and this past year is the first time I’ve ever “felt” my age. There are days I look at the veins on the backs of my legs and think, “How did this happen?” Whenever I […]
To Beat or Not to Beat [The Strawberry]
Saturday, June 8th marked my second Strawberry Festival 5k Race in Albion, New York. Last year, there were 150 runners in the 5k division. This year there were 207.Last year, there were 30 Run for God participants. This year there were at least 60 or 70.Last year, my husband was waiting at the 1 mile mark […]
My Multitude of Children
Seeing as how it’s Mother’s Day, I thought I would share some pictures of the children God has blessed me with over the past 5 years. Though I may not yet (or ever) have biological children of my own, my life is rich, filled with dozens of kids who become an integral part of my […]
Eleven Lessons Learned in 11 Days of Parenting
From Tuesday evening, March 11th to Friday evening, March 22nd, we were entrusted with the care of 3 children while their parents went on their first-ever private vacation (to Hawaii!). Their kids are Catherine-13, Jacob-10, and Sarah-6. We moved ourselves into their house, which helped keep their lives relatively similar to when Mommy and Daddy […]
Bringing “Hostess” to a Different Level
Sometimes I feel like I’m not really an adult because 90% of my life is spent with teenagers. And quite frankly, dear friends, I love it that way. It’s hard not to compare my life to other adult friends, to see how many real-live-grown-ups they have over for dinner on a regular basis. I convince […]
km photography | Josh & Amanda’s Wedding
Back in December we had the awesome opportunity to photograph Josh & Amanda’s wedding. This lovely couple became friends of ours during our time in Monroe, Michigan as we shared lives in a small group, lead the youth ministry together, and went on a few double dates. In November 2011, we made the trip from […]