Month: December 2016

I met Babita when she was 12, two years after we first placed her picture on our refrigerator. It was the summer of 2009, and…

Marriage is work. I knew this going in, but somehow, at 21, the work seemed, I don’t know… easier? Like maybe I’d do it for…

This one wasn’t so much a surprise as a welcome, yet unexpected cherry on top of so much happiness already unfolding in our home. I…

Moving to a farm mid-July pretty much guarantees that, unless the previous owners up and decided to sell just as the fruits of their many…

During my recent trip to Nepal, I spent a lot of time teaching and training young men and women who are preparing their lives for…

Remiel is the traditional name for one of the angels. And for our family, that’s exactly what she was. Remiel was given from God to…

There are plenty of things I don’t understand in the Bible. Some are routine, “how did He do that?!” impossibilities that my brain can’t wrap…

Seriously, I have been posting a lot about food here lately. What? Is it December or something? In all honestly, this is my favorite time…

The conductor came walking down the aisle looking rather spiffy in his blue suit, (it had gold trim,) and wanted to see your ticket. You…