“Finding Beauty in Negative Spaces”

February 2017 my husband I moved the short one hundred mile distance from San Marcos, Texas to Beeville.  Who knew the incredible difference those miles would make in our lives?  Certainly not I. Nestled just 30 miles South of the state’s capitol of Austin, and 51 miles north of San Antonio, home to Texas State Read More

God’s Not Dead; The Power of One

There are days when I genuinely wonder if my presence in the world makes any difference.  If you look up “average” in the dictionary, I’m pretty sure you’d find my picture there.  Sometimes I look with admiration at those who have accomplished great things, and then I let myself get discouraged knowing I won’t ever Read More

Heart for the Nations

​Growing up in church, the concept of foreign missions wasn’t unfamiliar to me, but neither was it personal. Missionary work was something other people did. In 2003 my husband took his first missions trip to Macedonia, I stayed home and took care of the children. In 2005 he made his first trip to Kenya, returning Read More

When “I’m so blessed = Excuse me while I puke!”

Where do I begin?  Okay, let’s just jump right in!  Folks in the church world tend to use a lot of “catch phrases,” words or combinations of words that though they sound good often cause confusion, and may not always be the complete truth.  Whenever I hear these phrases they absolutely cause me to cringe, Read More