For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life (John 3:16).
Love among us.
Christmas conjures up a myriad of thoughts, feelings, and responses.
Some people twirl through the season like the Nutcracker’s Sugarplum Princess, while others trudge along from November first to December twenty-fifth like [...]
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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. [...]
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For the joy of the Lord is your strength.
Nehemiah 8:10
Disappointment.
It often comes when we least expect it.
Hopes held high only to be crushed with an unquestionable, “No.”
Doors closing.
Prayers seemingly unanswered when we’ve waited for so long.
We’ve all been there.
There are no exceptions.
Disappointment is a shared human experience.
If we struggle to find common ground in this [...]
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Let every heart prepare him room.
Joy to the World, written by Isaac Watts (1719)
Our college kids will be home for Christmas soon!
Floors are being swept and mopped while beds are being made.
A menu has been prepared with much-loved home-cooked meals.
The fridge is stocked, and favorite snacks are in the cupboard.
Our home is being prepared for [...]
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Posted in 2025, Advent, Faith, Hope on Nov 30th, 2025
The door is on the latch tonight,
The hearth-fire is aglow,
I seem to hear soft passing feet —
The Christchild in the snow.
My heart is open wide tonight
For stranger, kith or kin;
I would not bar a single door
Where love might enter in.
Author Unknown
Isaiah prophesied that the Messiah would come.
A heavy darkness had settled upon the world, [...]
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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 [...]
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Posted in 2025, Faith, Ministry, Truth on Oct 30th, 2025
Joel and I recently read the Chronicles of Narnia series with Jasper at bedtime. Last night we finished book number five: The Horse and His Boy. I am going to be honest, after The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe, the other books in this series have been very difficult for me to get through. [...]
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Posted in 2025, Holocaust, Truth on Oct 13th, 2025
(Paper written and permission to post by Brooklyn Slater, 2023)
When opening a school textbook, thousands of words pour out and culminate into various stories and events. Sentences connect through the organization of paragraphs, which, in the end, finish as papers, essays, and records. However, not everything read is accurate, and many are eager to argue [...]
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