pain for glory
“Neither this man nor his parents sinned, but this happened so that the work of God might be displayed in his life.” It is those words of Jesus in John 9 that I heard...
RIVA
Today my fellow filmmakers and I release a project that is near to our hearts. It’s a film called Riva that we originally created as part of the 168 Film Project back in May of...
rising above
I don’t have cancer. I’m not dying. I haven’t lost a limb or had any life-threatening surgeries. But I do have an incurable autoimmune disease. I was recently diagnosed with fibromyalgia. In one sense...
spend me
While Clay’s first trip as Director of Global Missions has come to an end, it is just the beginning of learning how to ask God to “spend me.” It’s a scary thing to do. And...
uncertain certainty
I won’t lie. I fear for Clay’s safety when he travels to far away, rural places for missions work. It’s not easy to pull away from a final embrace before he gets on a...
blessing in the battle
I stood there at the airport. LAX terminal 3. It’s the one for international travel. And this time it was me saying goodbye to my new husband for the very first time since our...
the struggle is real
Do you ever feel like you’re living an endless struggle between your selfish desires and your desire to live for Christ. Let’s just say I feel it daily. It’s like an ongoing boxing match between...
hard but good.
Clay’s trip definitely tested me in many ways. There were a few hard moments and a particularly difficult 24 hour period. I received some pretty significant health news after having thirteen vials of blood...
married to “the missions guy”
Today Clay returns home after twelve days in India and Uganda. And I couldn’t be more excited. Let’s just say last night felt like Christmas Eve. This was his first trip as Director of...
a hope for today
I’ve never been one to speak out about politics. But something about today has gotten me inspired. You’d have to live under a rock to not know that Donald Trump was elected as our...
