to two moms
::Unwearying Faithfulness:: For years I have watched my mom as she has mothered my siblings and me. When she looks back over those years she probably sees the things she […]
joy in the aching
We are officially in the doldrums of this deployment. R&R has come and gone, and we aren’t quite to the halfway point between R&R and my love’s homecoming. Morale ebbs […]
Jesus::Comfort and Compassion
I went to a Good Friday service today at church. It was at an inconvenient time…right in the middle of Crumb’s naptime….so I had to wake him up and then […]
Introducing L. the Brave
L. the Brave, aka Crumb, made his appearance at 8:27pm on December 29, 2012, at exactly 41 weeks. I’m pretty sure he would have been content to stay in there […]
God with us
38 weeks and 1 day. Crumb can come any day now and be full term. He’s just as ready to live in the world as he will be two weeks […]
the home of Grace
They say that Africa gets in your blood and that you’re always drawn to go back. It’s true…which is strange, considering that most of the time I lived there, I […]
Happy Gotcha Day Ali Rose and Eden Hannah
One year ago, Ali Rose and Eden Hannah’s mom flew to Uganda and met their daughters in person for the first time!! What a joyful day it was! This year, […]
bedroom furniture = balm for the soul
I’ve recently been feeling sorry for myself over having moved ten times in the last five years and how J is deployed and our stuff is in storage and I […]
till death do us part
When you make those vows at the altar, I think you mean that you won’t divorce and that you’ll remain faithful in mind, heart, and soul till you die. But […]
Crumb is a…
stud muffin as in… he will probably own a onesie that looks something like this: We had the ultrasound bright and early this morning. J couldn’t stop smiling as […]
