My attempt to be an authentic woman in an inauthentic world
Posted in Faith, Gratitude, Life, Motherhood, Trust on Jun 24th, 2026
I listened to an interview with English Gardner recently. If you are unfamiliar with the name, I will give you a quick bio. English Gardner is a runner, and specifically, a 100-meter specialist. She is an Olympic gold medalist, and her fastest time for the 100-meter dash is 10.74 seconds…seconds. This young lady is fast.
Over [...]
I have three young adult children. We have had many conversations over the course of their lives, but as of late, there is one conversation we seem to return to often, and it is that of contentment. They are at that pivotal stage of life where they are always looking ahead at what comes next.
What [...]
Posted in Faith, Grace, Gratitude, Life, Love, Motherhood, Peace, Transition, Trust, missions on Jun 15th, 2026
They call us the “Sandwich Generation”, and I feel it.
Let’s break down this metaphor.
The first piece of bread: Our parents.
They are aging. Both sets of parents, mine and Joel’s. And while they are still active and living happily independent lives, we have observed the sands of time running more quickly through the hourglass. The biggest [...]
Posted in 2025, Faith, Grace, Gratitude, Hope, Life, Trust on Dec 19th, 2025
Today, we have a guest post written by my husband, Joel Slater. Raising boys with special needs is not a one-parent job. Joel and I each bring our own perspectives, gifts, abilities, and experiences into this parenting journey. We are both being refined through the process, but it oftentimes looks and feels a little different. [...]
Posted in 2025, Africa, Faith, Grace, Gratitude, Hope, Life, Transition, Trust, missions on Nov 6th, 2025
Hot and dry. A thick orangey-red haze coated the landscape as I stepped out of the Lilongwe International Airport. I pushed the heavy cart loaded with maybe three or four suitcases and a large trunk wrapped with luggage straps to keep them from busting open. Brooklyn and Jackson, my siblings, pushed their own carts piled [...]
For just a moment, let’s think about Joseph the Dreamer.
We find his story in the book of Genesis. Anyone who grew up going to church will be quite up to speed with this story. I can still see the flannel graph pictures of Joseph surrounded by bales of wheat bowing in his direction during those [...]
Posted in 2023, Faith, Grace, Life, Remain, Spirit-Filled Life, Transition, Trust, missions on Mar 14th, 2023
When God starts chopping away at the branches of my life, I can’t say that I am full of joyful surrender. I typically resist the spiritual machete that starts swinging in my direction. I don’t want it. “God, you can keep your machete to yourself. I’ll happily live with overgrown branches and dead limbs.” But [...]
He tends his flock like a shepherd: He gathers the lambs in his arms and carries them close to his heart; he gently leads those that have young.
Isaiah 40:11
I’ve been a little obsessed with the animal kingdom lately. We were at a game reserve last year, and there seemed to have been a baby boom [...]
Posted in 2023, Faith, Grace, Ministry, Motherhood, Trust, missions on Feb 14th, 2023
Transitioning with littles and special needs.
I’ve shared our experience with transitioning with our older children. What about younger children? What does this process of transition look like with a three-year-old? Or a five-year-old? And, even more so, what about a child who has special needs- who, perhaps, cannot articulate their feelings verbally?
Jasper was three [...]
The activity of Jesus, from the location of where he was teaching to the content he was teaching, to the miracles he performed, was always intentional and multidimensional.
On the Sabbath Jesus was teaching in one of the synagogues…
Luke 13:10
Jesus was teaching on the Sabbath, which hardly seems out of the ordinary, but it is [...]
Welcome to my blog. My name is Amy, and I wear a lot of different hats: wife, mother, daughter, sister, missionary, teacher, friend...and the list goes on. Life is a balancing act, and one I do not excel at. I find that each new season brings about more opportunities to learn, grow and allow God to continue the refining work in me. The pages of this blog are a glimpse into the lessons I am learning and the journey I am taking. I hope you enjoy!