Some days, weeks, months, and even years are harder than rest. This week was one of those weeks. Two days ago we met with key members of Brynna's care team and made some hard decisions and plans regarding her end-of-life care. Our prayer is we never need it, that Jesus would come soon to rescue her, and us, from "the body of this death" we hear Paul talk about (Romans 7:24). But the reality is, sh...

Hope comes from remembering a paralyzed man who lay by the pool for 38 years, wishing for a miracle. It comes in Jesus telling Lazarus to come out from the tomb, in blind eyes being opened, in deaf ears hearing a baby's cry, and withered hands once again holding a loved one....

Strength and Honor are Her ClothingProverbs 31:25-26; 2925 Strength and honor are her clothing, and she can laugh at the time to come. 26 Her mouth speaks wisdom, and loving instruction is on her tongue. … 29 “Many women have done noble deeds, but you surpass them all!”Sixteen years ago we spent 6 weeks in the NICU with Brynna and faced wave after wave of inconceivably bad news and corresponding p...