Birthing

Having a baby is painful. Having a baby is hard. Having a baby is joyful. I was driving yesterday on the windy roads near my home and it occurred to me–we’ve been here nine months. It’s been a very difficult church-planting pregnancy! We’ve...

How we came to be here in France

Wes Stecker (from our church in Texas) emailed me this week. He asked me how we decided to move to France to plant churches. Well, Wes, here is our story: Patrick and I met a little over fifteen years ago in Seattle (where we grew up), surrounded by missions. I had...

How we came to be here in France

Wes Stecker (from our church in Texas) emailed me this week. He asked me how we decided to move to France to plant churches. Well, Wes, here is our story: Patrick and I met a little over fifteen years ago in Seattle (where we grew up), surrounded by missions. I had...

An IHF Day

Not too long ago, I recounted my maddening French day to my husband who then detailed to an acquaintance of ours. She said, quite matter-of-factly, “Oh, tell her she’s had an IHF day.” “What?” my husband asked. “IHF. I hate...