Overwhelmed – S T R E A M S + T H O R N S

The Ugly Side of Adoption

If you find yourself encouraged, follow my new blog at http://www.streamsandthorns.com for more posts like this one. I found this entry the other day while randomly flipping through an old journal: “January 2, 2013 Today, sort of in passing and sort of without even realizing it, I prayed a prayer. ‘Do something great through me… No matterContinue reading “The Ugly Side of Adoption”

The Scary Beautiful Journey

Can I be totally honest? [Are missionaries allowed to do that?] This journey we\’re on–the beautiful, exciting one–it\’s terrifying sometimes. Like that feeling in your heart when you get an unexpected phone call at 3am kind of terrifying. You don\’t know what\’s about to happen. You don\’t know what\’s around the corner or what your lifeContinue reading “The Scary Beautiful Journey”

Overwhelmed.

Sometimes, when we\’re sharing about the ministry that God has called us to, I get overwhelmed. Like, really, really overwhelmed. I get overwhelmed when people say we\’re amazing, because we\’re not at all, God is. I get overwhelmed when people say they want to give to the ministry, because we\’re being entrusted with so much. IContinue reading “Overwhelmed.”