My heart is pretty sad today as my sweet “vis-tas” (my children’s pronunciation of visitors) leave. But, as in the goofy picture above, I am reminded that while I am sad when I have to kill a chicken, I am so blessed that my children are able to eat meat. While I am sad my dear friends are leaving, I have been so extremely blessed by their visit! We had an absolutely marvelous time and I am so thankful that... Read more

I am so blessed and so full. I can’t even think straight enough to write. Most of you have probably seen the button on the side of the blog linking you to “Joining the Journey,” the Mayernick Team’s blog. I encourage you to check it out, as I have given them my internet connector for the week and probably won’t be on much. They will keep you updated on what we are up to. Suzanne and Mike (Amazima Board members,... Read more

sometimes, life is a bit confusing. I have been trying to see God’s lessons in everything, big and small. The following are several unrelated stories and thoughts from the past couple days.. And I am trying to make sense of the lessons… It has been particularly hot here recently. It is supposed to be rainy season, but the rain won’t come. This makes for extra sticky sweaty days. On one of these days when I was feeling especially nasty (think... Read more

i believe in miracles. mostly, i believe in LOVE. God’s love. big, extravagant, unconditional. LOVE that moves mountains and changes the world. LOVE that was given freely, that we may also freely give it to others. Grace can WALK. Not well, just a few steps with bent legs, but she can walk. Two weeks ago Grace came to our family and her grandmother explained to me that she was “lame”. At three years old she could not stand, walk, hold... Read more

Twice in Scripture Jesus is asked what needs to be done in order to enter the Kingdom of Heaven. Twice He answers. The first time, He says to Nicodemus, “In order to enter the Kingdom of Heaven you must be born again, baptised in water and the Spirit.” We take this quite seriously and celebrate baptism with joy. The second time, Jesus is asked the same question by an unnamed rich man. This time His answer is this, “In order... Read more

Wellll. I am just going to stop using the sentence “My life is crazy.” Because as soon as I utter those words, it just gets crazier. I have SO many stories for you. I also have 1,200 pounds of food to give out today, so I am not sharing these stories right now. 🙂 I just wanted to say thank you. I have had comments, emails and text messages from so many people who are praying for Sarah (whose name... Read more

This is my life. My REAL life. People ask me sometimes, “No way that is real right? You do know how to tell a story though!” Let me tell you, as I fall onto my bed at the end of the night, I look up at the sky amazed and wonder, “No way is this real, right?” Yes. It is. Even those closest to me sometimes voice their disbelief, “How is that POSSIBLE?!” Most of the time, I really don’t... Read more

Amazima is so blessed to be so well supported by so many. However, at this time we are not accepting volunteers to come and help with the program. The Amazima board members are traveling to Uganda this spring to help out with the ministry, and we will keep the website updated with any volunteer needs that may arise. To find out how else you can partner with Amazima, visit the “How to Help” and “Projects” pages at Amazima.org, or contact... Read more

I dont sleep. Last night I laid 7 beautiful sick little people in my bed and it hit me like a brick. THEY NEED A MOM. My initial response was, of course: OK. I can do that. And then I thought about it. Whoa. Uh oh. Oh, God, please don’t ask me to be their mom. I mean, really? If having 11 children is crazy, what is having 18? Nope, I can’t do it. Really. I even don’t think I... Read more

Oh my, I had forgotten how much I DO NOT like internet here! I have been too enthralled with my children to tear myself away and go to town to find internet access, so please excuse the delay. The following are several journals of the last few days strung together.. Oh, if I could paint you a picture of my home… Beautiful just doesn’t suffice.I guess I should start at the beginning. Tuesday night my taxi from the airport was... Read more