Joy to the World

Joy to the World

Printable Version As the final notes of “Joy to the World” floated through the air, a look of pure horror overtook my wife’s face. The object of her agonized gaze was none other than our toddler son, who, with his impeccable timing as always, had chosen that precise...
Joy to the World

Thankful, Grateful, and Blessed 

Printable Version The smell of pumpkin bread finds me upstairs. I think this is the third time this week my wife has made some variation of pumpkin something. I’m not sure yet if she loves pumpkin that much or if she’s simply trying to bring fall into our little...
Joy to the World

Blessed Beyond Measure 

Printable Version “Five and a half inches! And this one is seven inches!” Measurements for everything, from a brother’s shoe to Sadie’s head, were excitedly shouted down the stairs. As you may have guessed, one of our children recently started learning how to measure...
Joy to the World

Penciled In

Printable Version The August completion date for our church construction project turned into a large smudge on the calendar as I finished erasing. Yes, one of the kids had definitely been chewing on the tip of this eraser. “Oh well,” I thought to myself, “at least the...
Joy to the World

Subject to Change 

Printable Version “You need to leave the country.” The words barreled into me. This was not how things were supposed to go. My mind was reeling. After months of paperwork, immigration appointments, and background checks, our only remaining option was to leave the...
Joy to the World

On a Quest

Printable Version Squeals of excitement danced through the air as dozens of little ones, standing on tiptoes, vied for a better glimpse of the storybook setting hidden inside. The gates were opened, the drawbridge was lowered, and with the help of a missions trip team...