On our way to C’s house for Thanksgiving, our car broke. We had to spend the night in a hotel waiting for the tow truck. Before the end of the year, our dishwasher breathed its last, a toilet broke, a sink broke, and a tub broke. Right after the New Year, while...
Forgotten. Standing in the Chiang Mai airport, Chad looks at me, “Leslie, did you remember their old passports?” I answered, “Their old passports? No. Why?…. Oh no! Did you remember them?” Blood drained from both of our faces as we realized we didn’t have the...
This week I have been at the Great Commission Mobilizer’s Summit in Thailand. I love these glimpses of heaven God gives me every now and then when I gather with people from multiple lands. To pray, worship and strategize with people from six different continents makes...
When my daughter was around two or three she would say, “There’s a monster.” We would answer, “Ask Jesus to tell the monster to go away.” She would say with childlike faith, “Jesus, please send that monster away!” We would ask, “Is it gone?” She always answered, “Yep,...
Who knew the Electrolux vacuum could invoke some of the highest emotion on Christmas morning? My in-laws recently bought a small, cordless Electrolux vacuum cleaner. We saw this battery operated, light-weight machine do its thing on Thanksgiving as it cleaned up...
Do you have a loved one whom you know is in heaven? I have a few. But the one I long to meet the most is Joy – my daughter. On November 29 of 2008, I found out I was pregnant. It was unexpected and we were ecstatic. We claimed C.S. Lewis’ statement, “Surprised by...
