personal — Connecting to Impact

Missing my Friend, Thankful the Same

February 2, 2012 5:00 am Encouragement, personal

My best friend Jeff would have turned 34 today, but he passed away this past spring. I’ve thought about him a lot as we’ve been in Japan (we were here to together with a large group in ’99). I know he’s enjoying heaven and Jesus, but man, is there a huge part of me that [...]

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Into the Final Stretch

November 23, 2011 5:00 am personal, update

Thanksgiving is upon us and I am grateful for all of you who have been loving, supporting, and praying us through this adoption from Japan. We are encouraged that hope is winning and His light is shining brightly. Here’s a little update to help with those prayers. We’re still waiting for that one last agency [...]

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The Journey Home

November 9, 2011 5:00 am Encouragement, personal

I’m back to Juneau and had a wonderful time in Oklahoma (thank you for the prayers). The time of ministry in Shawnee and Holdenville was powerful and God showed up in incredible ways. Besides that, I survived a couple of crazy earthquakes (and many aftershocks). That’s a whole other story… I am excited to give [...]

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All We Need Is a Miracle

November 1, 2011 5:00 am Encouragement, personal

You’re not going to live to see the impossible without having to experience a few miracles. And that’s where I am–in the land of the impossible made possible and miracle following miracle. The day has come that I can share some big news–no, it’s bigger than big. It’s gigantic, ginormous, and astronomically massive all rolled into one. [...]

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Standing and Moving

August 11, 2011 5:00 am Encouragement, impact, personal

Only in God can we be both standing and moving forward at the same time. I haven’t taken too many exclusively personal forays here recently so I hope you’ll indulge me as I take my liberties today. It’s been a while since I talked about our adoption from Japan (February, to be exact–read that post here), [...]