Operation In As Much is an initiative of churches coming together for the purpose of serving our communities and showing the love of Jesus. It's based on Matthew 25:38-40 which reminds us that when we are compelled by the love of Jesus to serve the least around us, then we are actually serving Him. Take hold of that truth for a moment because this is HUGE. In red letters we ... Read More »
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I’m grappling with my friend’s death and God speaks to me gently
My heart is heavy because I lost a good friend last week. Her death was completely unexpected and what I want to say is untimely because she was only 39 years old. She loved Jesus with all her heart and so did her family. She leaves behind a husband and three children. Their son Zach went on to heaven even before Katie when he was just 5 years old. Such devastating loss this ... Read More »
Tracing glimpses of God’s hand through a prayer journal
We sat there in our weekly Mom's In Prayer time and thanked God for blessings, answers to prayer and unexpected favors of the Lord. I found myself in awe of our son's academic week. Four 100's on tests or quizzes some of which are more difficult subjects for him. My heart was voicing the awe and surprise in it all. My prayer came out saying something about almost falling out of ... Read More »
Infertility: The heart of the issue
Infertility has the potential of changing someone forever. It is an extremely difficult road that is hard for anyone to fully fathom unless they themselves have walked it. Pain... Confusion... Sorrow... Grief... Prayer... Hope... Expectation... Strength... Longing... Guilt... Weakness.... were all parts of the infertility journey for me. The pain was both physical and ... Read More »
She put on a show during graduation prayer
Thanks to a friend who Skyped Sophie's Kindergarten program her Daddy and Grandparents could watch it live from the hospital. Her class sang songs, quoted Bible verses, recited poems and played "take the chair". It was an awesome program. But I have to say my all time favorite part was at the end when our principal was praying and all heads were bowed and eyes closed. From the ... Read More »
Sophie’s Adoption
As a family we had been praying about adopting again. We all wanted a little girl but we were open to the child God would place in our arms. We had been applied with our agency for two years and the only correspondence we received after being approved was a letter. It encouraged all the waiting couples to be applying with other adoption agencies because they had so many couples ... Read More »
Mitchell’s Adoption Story
Adoption has been an amazing eye opening experience for us. One that has given us more glimpses into the sovereignty of God. It has also been a precious reminder of the spiritual adoption that takes place when He brings us into His family. Our adoption story began with us finding a strong Christ-centered adoption agency. We loved the philosophy of this agency and felt very ... Read More »
Infertility: The Heart of the Issue
Infertility has the potential of changing someone forever. It is an extremely difficult road that is hard for anyone to fully fathom unless they themselves have walked it. Pain... Confusion... Sorrow... Grief... Prayer... Hope... Expectation... Strength... Longing... Guilt... Weakness.... were all parts of the infertility journey for me. The pain was both physical and ... Read More »