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Shown Mercy

"But God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which he loved us, even when we were dead in our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ - by grace you have been saved - and raised us up with him and seated us with him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus, so that in the coming ages he might show the immeasurable riches of his grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus." Ephesians 2:4-9

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March 06, 2013

The International Justice Mission's Global Prayer Gathering is just around the corner...

Learn more here: www.ijm.org/gpg

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Vulnerable: Rethinking Human Trafficking (A Book Review)

February 27, 2019

Hello, it's me again... I thought I would reenter the bloggersphere briefly to share a recent book review I was asked to write on the subject of human trafficking. Below is my original draft before undergoing helpful edits before final publication (which you can find here ). I commend this book to you and hope you will find my thoughts below useful to you. ******* Vulnerable: Rethinking Human Trafficking by Raleigh Sadler A BOOK REVIEW “What can I even do to help?” When confronted with the overwhelming problem of modern day slavery, this question often serves as a stumbling block for responsible engagement. When the unfathomable enormity of the issue of human trafficking is revealed, hearers are often left lacking a clear vision for how to leverage their lives toward an effectual course of action. In his book, Vulnerable: Rethinking Human Trafficking , Raleigh Sadler seeks to answer the question of how ordinary people are to fight a global injustice su...

Oh for grace to trust Him more...

March 07, 2013

I love this picture... It was taken during our six week adoption stretch in Ukraine. This little one was 7 years old in the picture. Can you believe that we will celebrate four years home this May?!. Most days I feel like she and all her siblings have always been with us. Other days I wonder, "where did you come from?!." Ha ha ha... We have our ups and downs... We take one step forward and two steps back... 'Tis so sweet to trust in Jesus Just to take Him at His Word Just to rest upon His promise And to know, "Thus saith the Lord!" Jesus, Jesus how I trust Him! How I've proved Him o'er and o'er; Jesus, Jesus, precious Jesus! Oh for grace to trust Him more! Oh, how sweet to trust in jesus, Just to trust His cleansing blood; And in simple faith to plunge me 'Neath the healing, cleansing flood! Yes, 'tis sweet to trust in Jesus, Just from sin and self to cease; Just from Jesus simply taking ...

Eight Years Ago...

April 12, 2017

The following verse sprung forth out of the inner recesses my heart and collided with this gracious truth regarding the providential mercies of our Creator: "The heart of man plans his way, but the LORD establishes his steps." Proverbs 16:9 My heart was in pursuit of entering motherhood with one, maybe two children. But God...(one of my favorite transitions throughout scripture)... revealed: "For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, declares the LORD. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts." Isaiah 55:8-9 On April 8, 2009, we sat in a Ukrainian government office petitioning to adopt one to two children between the ages of 0 to 4. Forty-five minutes into our one hour meeting they laid these pictures before us and posed the question, "Would you consider four?" Two days later we sat in the orphanage director's o...