Marriage is exciting! Raising a family is wonderful. But is it the end? Now that I’m married and having children, am I fulfilling God’s calling on my life enough to just sit back and coast? This past weekend our church went through the Hope for the Family video seminar put on by Dr. Marlin Howe—an […]
Tag: 2013
When God Wants to Hug Me, He Sends a Rainbow
Tomorrow is the one-year anniversary of Mom’s accident. Today, I’d like to share an article she wrote several years ago that is meaningful to us as a family–especially now that she’s gone. Written by Rachel H. Witmer God said to Noah, “I have placed my rainbow in the clouds. It is the sign of my […]
When Joy Is Touched with Pain
I don’t understand why God took Mom four days before my wedding. Now that our son, Kenaz, is born—she misses that as well. I don’t understand His purposes. But I do know that I can’t place my security in anything or anyone on this world. I can pursue people. I can seek to deeply connect with my family. I can pour my heart into ministering to those God leads across my path, but I can’t place my security in them. That belongs to God. He created me. He designed me. He’s where I’ll find full security and approval. And moments of pain are moments to worship Him. Those moments are reminders to not allow the joys of this earth to dictate us, for they are incredibly shallow in comparison to the joy of relationship with Christ. And one day we’ll see Jesus. He’s the glorious Person of Heaven. He’s what we live for. He’s who we die for. Heaven isn’t about living in eternal luxury; it’s all about living in eternal fellowship with Christ.
If pain keeps my eyes fixed on Him, and if joys of this earth can sometimes distract my eyes from Him, then I really can be thankful when my joy is touched with pain.
A Volcano to My Faith
I have wrestled intensely with questions during the last year. Simple questions, that avoid being answered. I assume if you have ever experienced something that shook your faith at its core, you also struggled with these questions: “Why?” “Where was/is God?” “Is there any meaning to this?” Losing Mom is to my faith like a […]
Trust in a God Who Takes Away What I Love
Today is my Dad’s birthday; his first without Mom. One of the things I’ve watched him do a lot this year is first-things without Mom.
Something New
This is where it all begins.
