We are THAT Family
Hi there, world changer. I’m glad you’re here. I hope my words encourage you as a wife and mom and remind you that you’re not alone in your yes to God. It’s okay to be real and a little irreverent and mostly vulnerable in this safe space. Deep down, I think there’s a little bit of that family in all of us.
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I’m wild about sweet tea and I have a thing for globes and maps. I love color and words and my house has a lot of both. I’m parenting teens and a tween with my husband slash best friend of more than 20 years. I’m the founder of Mercy House and Fair Trade Friday and sometimes I write books. I love traveling and experiencing new cultures, trying new foods, and I’m a big fan of all things fair trade. I share my broken and beautiful story in my memoir, Rhinestone Jesus, and I share how it’s changed the way we parent in Raising Grateful Kids in an Entitled World. My life is messy and redeemed and I’m grateful for the chance to live it.
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Guest post by Janel Breitenstein My daughter is the one I have to watch. She has a heart the size of Alaska. She’s volunteering to babysit at an ongoing Bible study this summer. She’s already signed up to help at VBS. But I also noticed she’s not sleeping. In the summer--as in, ... Read More
Well. Hi. Today, I shared this heartbreaking USA Today article on social media that boldly said, “... the leadership of the American church, with its superpastors and megachurches, is whistling through the graveyard. The beast that we have created, which relies on upbeat music and positivity to ... Read More
I loved sitting down with my 19-year-old daughter, who just finished her first year of college, and we chatted a few days before she traveled to Thailand for her summer internship. She loves Asia and is hanging in there :) We talked about what prepared her for college, what it was like ... Read More
For the past five years, Mercy House has hosted a Gala in Houston to raise money for our maternity homes in Kenya. After last year's event, my husband and I felt that God was directing us to something new. We prayed and waited for direction. We wanted an event that would expand beyond our local ... Read More
