Jan 29, 2017
Carl and I had the privilege of being able to attend the 44th March for Life in Washington D.C. last Friday. It was such an honor to walk among hundreds of thousands of people all rallying for the same thing – Life!
When Carl and I talk about our legacy, we want to teach our children a comprehensive view of life from conception to death. This means loving our neighbors well.
Who is my neighbor?
It is the exchange student who has lived here in St. Cloud for years and never been in an American home.
It is the single Dad asking us to help raise his daughter.
It is the single mom who has nowhere to take her children for Christmas Eve.
It is the Vietnam Vet who needs a listening ear in the middle of the night.
It is mom who just had a baby and needs encouragement.
It is helping my friends who adopted out of the foster care system.
It is college students needing to feel connected with something bigger than themselves.
It is working super hard as a family at the Calvary Orphan Ministry Garage Sale in order to send that money to local and international organizations to help support adoption and prevent orphans.
and the list could on and on and it will continue to go on and on as we press into hard places.
This has taken intentionality on our part. It takes listening to the Holy Spirit and acting on it. I want to live with a world view that loves the Lord my God with all my heart and loves my neighbor as myself.
Will I do this perfectly? No, of course not. But God’s grace is bigger than my failings and I am grateful for my Father’s lavish love.
Jan 29, 2017
I asked Adie to answer these questions about me.
1. What is something I say a lot? It’s too loud in here…calm down
2. What makes me happy? When Dad scratches your back.
3. What makes me sad? When Dad have to go for a very long time
4. How tall am I? 5’6
5. How old am I? 36 or 37
6. What’s my favorite thing to do? read
7. What makes me proud of you? When I write songs.
8. What’s my favorite food? Sweet and Sour Chicken
9. Do I have a favorite child? No
10. If I could go anywhere, where would it be? California
11. Could you live without me? No
12. What’s my favorite song? Ones that I write.
13. How do you annoy me? When I complain while doing school.
14. What’s my favorite movie? McFarland USA
15. Who is my best friend? Sarah Hebert
16. Where was I born? Montana …no South Dakota?
17. What is my favorite TV show? Hmmm…You don’t like TV.
18. What scares me? Satan
19. Who do I have a crush on? Daddy
20. How do you describe me? patient
Jan 29, 2017
I asked Titus to answer these questions about me.
1. What is something I say a lot? Clean up
2. What makes me happy? When we say, “I bless you.”
3. What makes me sad? When I dumped gallons of honey on the floor.
4. How tall am I? 5’8
5. How old am I? 37
6. What’s my favorite thing to do? Play with friends
7. What makes me proud of you? When I say, “I bless you.”
8. What’s my favorite food? Chicken Tortilla Soup
9. Do I have a favorite child? No
10. If I could go anywhere, where would it be? Colorado
11. Could you live without me? No
12. What’s my favorite song? Lord I Need You
13. How do you annoy me? By forgetting to do my chores
14. What’s my favorite movie? Zootopia
15. Who is my best friend? Krista
16. Where was I born? North Dakota…No not that….Sauk Centre
17. What is my favorite TV show? You don’t have one
18. What scares me? Satan
19. Who do I have a crush on? Dad
20. How do you describe me? As a mom…You are kind
Jan 27, 2017
Last night as a 9 year old. (Confession: we took this picture the morning of her birthday) 
