I hope you have found encouragement from this series which highlighted the blessings that my family experienced in an unexpected season. In this conclusion, I wanted to share that for me, fear attempted to settle in when faced with the reality that we had lost the only income to support our family of five. Shame and
“Mommy, have you ever lied?” I cringed. I tried to avoid answering, but not giving my son an honest answer would make me a hypocrite. “Yes, I have…” How difficult to admit wrongdoing to our very own children! But, how teachable those moments can be. One of my earliest memories of receiving a
Over the past decade, we’ve had a similar set of circumstances. When either my son or younger daughter can’t keep down food because of a cold or stomach bug, we rush them to the emergency room. There, they start receiving fluids with the goal of rehydrating them immediately. When that is done and they are finally
Carriers of His Presence
Now that the wrapping paper has been picked up and the dishes have all been washed, I have had a moment to pause and reflect on the memories created this Christmas season. Our families are
