emmanuel

Every year Emmanuel means something different. Life peels back more layers and we’re left standing raw until they heal. But God coming down to this gritty, dusty, land of the dying makes every difference in our hope for living. 


He is with us. He is in us. He is here.

home again...

i ate both of them.
it was a bit bizarre, but with an enthusiastic guide, i was able to get into it in true east coast spirit.

in that 4 day trip i also ate scallops, mussels, shrimp, and salmon.
by the way, they didn't bite and they didn't try to escape from my plate...although i was half expecting them too!

hope

...some days you have to choose JOY
when you choose JOY, you begin to live JOYfully!

family

i think this picture is funny...

a rather humorous looking tomato

and a random horse making his way into the picture

it made me smile today when i saw it

everything good

daddy's pretending

so serious and trying to be so big

but the silly is always there!

romans 15:13

there is something about being at home that is like a warm hug
i am blessed

kendra johanna

she is loved by her big sister
she kept asking to hold her and then would smother her with kisses,
but the moment she began to cry, she would say
"she needs to be burped"

she is also loved by her big brother
he would sit by her while she slept and just look at her
and occasionally poke her
and then bring her a teddy bear