One year ago today, Hope underwent her most complex heart surgery: the biventricular conversion that gave her circulation with four pumping chambers for the first time in her life. It was a huge operation with a lengthy recovery. Nine months later we would return to Boston for her mitral valve repair, her fifth open heart … Continue reading How Far We’ve Come
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He Will Not Fail You
Dear Hope, I've shared some of your journey here for the past five years. I've written so that people could pray and come alongside us, and they have, in ways that I will forever be grateful for. I've written so I could process the thoughts and emotions I've wrestled with along the way. And I've … Continue reading He Will Not Fail You
God’s Work on Full Display
Three weeks from today, Hope will be undergoing open heart surgery for the fifth time. After the success of the complex bi-ventricular repair she had in August, we had hoped she would be done with open heart surgeries, at least for a long time, if not forever. We knew her mitral valve was leaky and … Continue reading God’s Work on Full Display
He Faithful Will Remain
Be still, my soul... I hummed it to Hope as a newborn baby, bundled in my arms, the day before her first heart surgery. I hummed it to her in the ICU last month as she gripped my finger and my heart overflowed with joy at feeling her hold my hand again. And I hum … Continue reading He Faithful Will Remain
When I Look at You
When I look at you, I see wide eyes full of wonder. As a newborn, long before you could talk, your eyes spoke volumes. I’ll never forget how you looked, tiny face peeking out from a swaddled bundle, wide eyes staring up at me. I was terrified, feeling so inadequate to care for you and … Continue reading When I Look at You
Meaning in the Mundane
Summer break began with a blast of heat that made for perfect long days in the pool. The girls enthusiastically zipped through pages of their new summer workbooks and sat reading in the hammock for the fun of it (and the minutes toward prizes at the library). We stayed up late for family movie nights … Continue reading Meaning in the Mundane
Little Disciples Summer Pack
We're down to our last few days of school before summer vacation begins. As we look forward to all the fun of summer, I'm also thinking about ways to continue growing and learning about the Lord and His Word together with my girls. I wanted to offer one last resource from the Little Disciples series … Continue reading Little Disciples Summer Pack
Dear Faith (on your 9th birthday)
Dear Faith, Time is a funny thing. We have no control over it, no matter how much we wish we did. We can't slow time to savor a special moment, or speed it up to reach a new destination. Yet time can feel like it passes in a blink of an eye or like it … Continue reading Dear Faith (on your 9th birthday)
Go Into All the World
We've come to the last installment of our Little Disciples series! Over the past months we've learned a lot about God, His Word, and His plans for us. This month we'll take all that we've learned and follow the instructions Jesus gave in Mark 16:15 to go into all the world and preach the gospel. … Continue reading Go Into All the World
What Do I Do When…?
This month we’ll explore what the Bible has to say about common challenges kids face using the question "What do I do when...?" as our guide. Together we'll learn what to do when we're afraid or worried, as well as when people are unkind or when faced with peer pressure. As in the past, we’ll … Continue reading What Do I Do When…?
Come Sojourn 