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Welcome.

We are a family of three on the journey of getting to know ourselves and our God. Our life is not neat and tidy. We are learning that it's ok to not always "have it together." Because, in the midst of daily life - the adventures and the mundane, the laughter and the tears, the discipleship and the diapers - God is there. And He is at work. God is lovingly bringing purpose in the chaos and redemption in the struggles. We invite you into our story.  We hope to give you an authentic and honest glimpse of our life as we navigate one day to the next. It is our hope that you can relate to our story, and can better find God and grace everywhere you look. Welcome to Our Beautiful Mess.

 

Yearly Archives: 2008

we’re gonna make it!

So, it has been a little bit of a bummer missing out on normal family Thanksgiving activities, but we have had a good time w/new friends here. There is a team of missionaries (5 couples-all w/young kids, and one single guy) here from Texas, studying Spanish like us, and they are also going to Lima,...

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rainy days & rainbows

Today has been a sad day. We sent off our first visitor this morning and we have all been in a funk all day. Jason’s sister Andrea came to visit us this past weekend, and we had such a wonderful time with her. We did a little souvenir shopping, jumped with the waves...

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our new best friend

The lady in the photo is our new favorite person (no offense to any of you who thought you were our favorite…you actually still are). Her name is Roxana and she is our maid and she is awesome. Roxana comes on Tuesdays and Thursdays and works at our house from 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m....

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this beautiful mess: entry 1

First of all, thank you all for the comments, emails, etc., regarding these posts. I am encouraged, which is helping me risk a little more. (If you do not know what I’m talking about, please read “This Beautiful Mess: Intro” in our blog archive). I am finding this very, very difficult though. Much harder than...

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this beautiful mess: intro

A while back, my counselor suggested that I write as a method of helping me process things I’ve been thinking, feeling, etc. I agreed that it would be an effective means of growth for me, but I was skeptical about the chances of me actually doing it. Writing takes a lot of effort for me...

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come & listen

As you can see by the lack of posts, our blog has been getting pushed down the “to do” list. I wanted to take a second, though, and share a really cool moment we had with little Shelby right after she was born.
Early in the afternoon the three of us were relaxing in the hospital...

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laptops, lattes, & the gospel

Ok, do we have a story for you… last Sunday, 1 week ago, Jason and I walked to our new favorite coffee shop – Kean Coffee (click here to see their beautiful latte art!) – to “be productive, but at a leisurely pace” (our weekend motto) in a cool environment. Jason was going to...

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