This past June we set out to my husband’s home state of Ohio. A year and a half prior, he swore we’d never return to the Buckeye state if we could help it. We had lost too much there… especially him. So much of his life’s story now has tainted memories because an extremely close family member, as it turns … Read More
The Divine Hand that Wounds Also Heals
It’s no secret that when Royal Consort Prince Albert died at the age of 42, his wife, Queen Victoria entered into deep mourning for the rest of her life. She wore black every single day until she died because she missed her beloved Albert so very much. Soon after he died, people of course extended their offerings of care and … Read More
Operation Baby Rescue
I want to introduce you to a little girl that I met three years ago this month in Kenya. She was about six years old. Honestly, I don’t even know her name. I do know a little bit of her story, though. When we arrived at the Lunga village (which translates as “upside down village”), I got out my tiny … Read More
Choose Your Own Ending (or Beginning) Stories
The other night we were eating ice cream with David’s sister and her family. It had been a few weeks since we’d all gotten to hang out, so we were catching up on what had been going on lately. Pete, our brother-in-law, recounted something our 5 year old nephew, Stephen, said before he went to bed one night recently… “Daddy, … Read More