May 20, 2015 | Weekly Words
For as long as I can remember, I’ve wanted to be a violinist. I’m not sure what first sparked that desire, but I know it’s been with me for a long time. Growing up on the mission field meant that violin was not really an option for me, but piano was....
May 13, 2015 | Weekly Words
“Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding.” Proverbs 3:5 My middle child has autism. Why? I do not understand, but I know the Lord does. In my ten years of parenting this amazing creature, God has taught me more than I could...
May 6, 2015 | Weekly Words
Almost thirty-one years ago, I stood eagerly at the altar, waiting to commit my life and faithfulness to the man I loved. I wore my mother’s gorgeous wedding dress twenty-five years and three days after she had married my father. My father-in-law and my grandfather,...
Apr 29, 2015 | Weekly Words
In 2013, when I was in Beijing, China, teaching and doing missions work, I received the second worst call of my life. A call that I will never forget. My mother called and said, “Nell, you need to see if those people will send you home. Henry died this morning in his...
Apr 22, 2015 | Weekly Words
Last week was pretty momentous in my life as a woman, a minister, and a wife. On Wednesday, Sam and I found we were pregnant and expecting a baby in November. The next morning dawned my thirtieth birthday. My twenties were filled with school and searching (in America...
Apr 15, 2015 | Weekly Words
In December 2011, I happily announced in my Christmas letter that my husband and I were expecting our first child. We felt strongly that God had called us to have children, so we were overjoyed to share this event with our loved ones. Tragically, just a few days after...
