Other Irreverent Ramblings

Earlier this year I attended three memorials in eight days. Death has been on my mind – but in a good way. I’ve seen faith passed down from father to son to grandkids, and heard some amazing testimonies of lives well lived. It helped me remember an old truth. God determines the dates on your…

Bizarre Bible Stories sold, in part I think, because the books included some of the Bible stories we would like left out of the Bible. Did you know Thomas Jefferson made his own cut-and-paste Bible? Well, not exactly, but close. In 1819 Jefferson sat down with a bible, some glue, and a pair of scissors.…

I know, I need to accept that God knows what He is doing, and I don’t. Somehow that explanation always seemed too simple to me. Until now. Ann Voskamp has written a terrific blog on the topic – the best I’ve read.  THIS IS GOOD. I couldn’t find a way to share it, so I cut…

JoLynn and I have some missionary friends home in Houston from Bolivia, just in time to be greeted by Hurricane Harvey. Here is their story… Dear Friends,                                                                                   August 2017         It has been a horrible week!  What an awful ending to a wonderful summer!  How can I describe what we have been through.  We have…

Originally posted on LateToEveryParty: My husband and I recently began the journey of buying our first home in Rio Rancho, New Mexico. It would be easy to assume when you and your Mennonite spouse decide to buy a home, you’d both be looking for a house. That would be wrong. YOU are looking for a house.…

Adventure #1: we leave for Maranatha Ministries in Port-au-Prince TOMORROW. We will keep you updated on overweight bags allowed in, on-time flights, kids saved and mosquitoes killed. We are taking 20 bags, 50 pounds each, plus our carry-ons that contain our stuff. Check out the towel pile in the back! Also, buy God’s grace our new…

Originally posted on LateToEveryParty: Max about 11 years ago. There is no such thing as life’s “Silver Lining.” My husband and I have moved in with my parents until September. That’s not my anti-silver lining point… My parents are visiting family in Texas and we are watching my mom’s favorite child, Max – a Bernese Mountain dog…