I am in awe of people who have pure servants’ hearts. You know those people who serve others with selfless motives. Last week, while I served among people with a servant heart at Camp Yamhill Outdoor School I was really struck by the sacrifice these people make for others. I was especially impressed while we stood in the pouring rain for hours … [Read more...]
Love Me or Love Me Not
I remember it so clearly. I must have been about 6 years old when my mother took me to the store to pick out any doll I wanted. We weren't big shoppers so it was a huge deal to go to the store to buy a doll. I stood in the aisles searching their faces looking for the most beautiful and lovely doll of them all. Finally, I saw her. I fell immediately … [Read more...]
India Mission Trip Video
Come Climb with Me
My daughter Selah has presented a new challenge for me this year. She has asked me to climb Steeple Rock with her in Montana when we go there in August. I have a history with Steeple Rock, memories that make my first instinct be to say “no thanks” to Selah, but I want her to have the experience of conquering Steeple Rock. Let me share my experience … [Read more...]
Living Our Future Today :: A Devotional
"Jesus said, 'Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.'" Matthew 19:14 In a fragment of life, pregnant with pain, I caught a glimpse of unadulterated faith in the naïve prayer of my youngest child. Her prayer came out of place of raw sorrow. I had already spent many hours face … [Read more...]
What Color Do You Live Like?
In the past few years I have been strangely attracted to the color red. I’ve got a red purse, red jacket, red camera, and red van. It isn’t even my favorite color and I don’t look good in red. But red speaks to how I want to live. I want to live out loud, vibrantly, loudly, and fully. Red doesn’t care if other approve of it. Red stands out in a … [Read more...]
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