March 22, 2020 Written by: Ashlin Hair I vividly remember a family vacation we took during spring break of my freshman year of high school. This had only been my family’s second vacation together, that I really remembered. Leading up to the vacation, I was filled with anticipation, looking eagerly toward everything we would “do” […]
August 5th, 2018 Well, I have one week left here on summer mission, and I’m already getting so sad. I got to go home briefly this weekend to stand by my cousin Liz on her wedding day, but now I am back in Chicago to finish out my 10 weeks here. Currently, as I […]
July 25th, 2018 Chicago Summer Mission is one of the few summer missions that students get to have a job while on mission. This means that they are free to work or have an internship wherever they would like, in the city. After months of searching for a job, I finally found one at Ghirardelli […]
Friends and Family, First of all, I would like to apologize for not keeping my word about blogging more often. I have been so busy here, and it has been hard to find time to put my thoughts out on paper. Also, some things have been going on in my heart and life […]
With our kids’ return to school this past week we now feel that we are solidly into 2017. We are certainly hoping and believing for a better year than last year but we can see a golden thread through all the events of 2016. Although we really can’t write about or expand on each one of […]
We never know what a step of faith in God may bring. We came full of hope as to what He had in store, but we now leave allowing the Holy Spirit to sing. We didn’t imagine our journey as such, but no man is truly in charge of his destination. Now we take […]
What Giant are you facing today? I (Tami) realize they come in different sizes and possibly even seasons. Maybe you are facing a task related giant like potty training a toddler. You might be facing the giant of depression or anxiety. Your giant might be a lingering sickness, or an even bigger giant like cancer. They come at us often and they threaten to […]