You call me out upon the waters - The great unknown. Where feet may fail... This is one story of how my feet totally and completely failed. But I found God again high above the ocean on a plane, headed toward Miami. First of all, if you hadn't heard - we have a baby coming in August! We're so happy... and terrified... and all the emotions in between. The Friday after Jay's death, I had an appointment for my first checkup and sonogram. I nervously waited outside the little hou

Briana asked me to write a little about what has happened in the last 24 hours. She is headed up to their home in Oriani again to be with the girls: Lydia, 8, Ellie, 6, Joanna, 4, and Addy, 2. They have some people down here taking care of the details and paperwork. The girls have been with Lacey (she's married to one of Oriani's ministers) and their schoolteacher Amberly. Briana said she was very glad that they were sleeping when all the drama started, and Lacey has been try

Deliverance. It often comes from nowhere, just about the time you have given up hope. Deliverance is finding a couple 1,000 goudes - forgotten in an envelope on the nightstand - when the propane bottle is empty and your stove is out of gas. It’s the first drop of rain after days of dusty heat and parched plants. It’s a baby in your arms after years of adoption paperwork, or a positive pregnancy test after months of waiting. It’s the call from the embassy about your visa. It’s

Where did you welcome in 2022? I was at my yellow house on Tabarre 16. We let our cousin host her little girl's birthday party here, and at midnight, the last few guests were still waiting for rides home. We didn't get much sleep. By 4:30, we were out in the dark streets - Zèzè and I and my parents, who arrived New Year's Eve. We passed several drunk parties and parked outside church. As soon as we got out of the vehicle, we could hear the singing over the buzz of the generat