Number 4

Dear Eli, Happy Birthday.  You'd be four today.  Daddy and I love you so much and we miss you with a passion.  The ache in our hearts have eased, but it's still a bit achey.  Especially the next couple of days.  If you were…

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Birthday Girl

Dear Ellison, You are three!  THREE!  We can hardly believe it.  It's been a fast, eventful, fun three years with you around.  You are an amazing little girl filled with spunk, joy, laughter, hugs, kisses, lipstick and just enough craziness to make it even…

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Good Friday

Isaiah 53  1 Who has believed what he has heard from us?    And to whom has the arm of the LORD been revealed? 2For he grew up before him like a young plant,         and like a root out of dry ground;  he had…

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Worshipping Tullie

A couple of years ago, Tullie started mimicking people.  We'd raise our hand.  She'd raise her hand.  She was trying really hard to copy just about every simple gesture that we would do.   One night we were sitting at dinner with a friend who…

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Religion vs. the Gospel

Several years ago, our pastor, Mark Driscoll, was at a conference and shared this list of  the differences between the Gospel and Religion.  It's been hanging on my fridge for years.  The paper is spotted and crinkly and stained.  I thought I'd share the…

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