Moving Sale

by | Aug 22, 2011 | adventure, rant

Part One of a New Adventure. Packing up 11 years of one’s life is exhausting. For the last few weeks we have been sorting and packing up all our stuff, getting ready to sell most of it as we prepare to move to a new city.There’s a sense of excitement and...

Fifteen Things: Number Five

by | Aug 21, 2011 | anniversary

VisionHe is a man of Vision. He knows his purpose, and he knows how to get there. He’s not easily distracted. Oh, people have tried to sway him, with offers of money, power and position. Whenever he gets a good offer, he asks, “How does this fulfill the vision?...

Fifteen Things: Number Four

by | Aug 20, 2011 | anniversary

Father He is an an awesome Father. He loves his kids like not other Father. He’s up with them at night when they can’t sleep. He changes diapers! He takes them to the zoo and the park. And is even willing to play Daniel in the Lions Den (as the Lion) or...

Fifteen Things: Number Three

by | Aug 19, 2011 | anniversary

Dreams.Not many people in my life have believed in me and encouraged me to pursue my dreams. He does. In 2004, he moved to Bangkok with me, a City he absolutely abhors, so that I could attend the School Of Worship at YWAM Bangkok. He endured 3 months of living in a...

Fifteen Things: Number Two

by | Aug 18, 2011 | anniversary

Adventure.When we got married, he promised to show me the world. And he’s delivered.I’ve seen more of Australia with him than I ever did on my own. We’ve visited Switzerland and Germany, Laos, Burma, Cambodia, Malaysia, and Singapore together.I...

Family Date

by | Aug 18, 2011 | Mummyhood

Tonight we went on a Family Date. Sean decided to treat the family to a nice dinner, as a reward for all the hard work we’ve done. Also, it’s been a while since we went somewhere nice.On the way to Dinner, Samantha asked if we could get ice cream. The...

by | Aug 18, 2011 | missions

This gives me the Chills. Good Chills. I’m excited. God is speaking to His people. He’s stirring us up and shaking us up and telling us we need to do things differently.The Holy Spirit is RE-Commissioning His Church!”This is our Mission. The Great...

Fifteen Things: Number One

by | Aug 17, 2011 | anniversary

TimeSamantha sneaks into his office while he’s working. A few minutes later I figure out where she is, and go in after her. Their she is sitting on Daddy’s lap, or sitting at his feet, playing & drawing; perhaps even telling him a story. I gently tell...

Speechless

by | Aug 17, 2011 | missions, rant

I just got this ad in my inbox. In light of my study of The Great Commission and The Mission of the Church (which I touched on in my post The Great Commission), it made me choke. Exactly the opposite of what I think the church needs to do. ignitecrm Retain visitors...

The Great Commission

by | Aug 15, 2011 | missions

Thanks to those of you who voted. I’d love it if you would leave a comment today and share some of your thoughts with me, too.I believe that this Command is given to every one who calls them self a follower of Jesus. And we are all responsible to ask God what...