Planning your charitable giving….sound intimidating? It needn’t be. It’s as simple as a conversation….with yourself. Most everyone has a “Holy Discontent” of some kind. What is a “Holy Discontent“? What is the one aspect of this broken world that, when you see it, touch it, get near it, you just can’t stand? Very likely, that [...]
Perfectionism has no place in my life today…as a ‘recovering perfectionist‘, I see more clearly than ever how much relational damage I’ve done over the years by my need to be perfect. I have been reminded of my tendency towards perfection during Christmas, as I am tempted to fantasize about that Norman Rockwell holiday that [...]
“Serving humanity is one of the greatest gifts you can give yourself.” ~Kelly Morris 2009 Ethiopia ~ Colin, Trevor and I with Bereket, Epherem and Rahel Service to others is an important part of family life for the Morristribe. However, this wasn’t always the case. While I grew up understanding the meaning of hard [...]
“Kids Against Hunger” brings emergency food relief and saves lives….every single day. There’s no question that people are dying of starvation, all around the world, every day, every hour, every minute. Statements like that used to make me feel helpless and hopeless. What could I do? Who could be trusted with my hard-earned money? Larry [...]
The big day had finally arrived- Hailey’s wedding day! Getting everyone dressed was so much fun, the adrenaline was pumping through everyone’s veins like crazy! There’s just something so exciting and special about a family member getting married. The little boys had nagged me all week about when they could put on their tuxes. We [...]
The Prodigal Son Then Jesus said, ”A man had two sons. The younger son said to his father, ‘Give me my share of the property.’ So the father divided the property between his two sons. Then the younger son gathered up all that was his and traveled far away to another country. There he wasted his money [...]
January 2008 would be one of the most challenging and prayerful months of our lives. A book could be written about the events of that month alone. The gates of heaven were heavy with our requests. Prayers for life were said for the baby within me, God would have to intervene to bring this child [...]
How much stress and pressure can a marriage withstand? I didn’t want to find out, yet I found myself in a very precarious situation. I just told my husband yesterday that I am pregnant with what could be our 7th child. Today, I was notified by our adoption agency that there were three siblings in [...]
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