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TRAVEL
RELATIONSHIPS
A value of serving and helping others, no matter the cost to yourself, runs deep in my family.
There are unique challenges and also joys in being intimately known by someone very different from you.
LIFESTYLE
Considering how to thoughtfully engage with the world in a way that honours my own spiritual and emotional health.
Helping me navigate this season of fall-winter. Sharing my list to hopefully inspire you to consider yours.
Embracing the joys summer has to offer, while balancing making plans and entrusting it all to God.
FAMILY
Seeing how the Holy Spirit can fill the gap between my reality and God’s promise of peace.
We are trying to re-normalize what was once normal: A play-based childhood free of screens.
Giving space for the hard moments in pregnancy, while also thankful for the ways God provided and protected us.
FAITH
The Bible offers principles of work and rest to help us manage ourselves and thrive. God's presence, promises, and provision can transform how we understand true deep soul rest.
I needed a simple way to sit in the presence of God so that I could bring before him whatever I was facing and hopefully experience the peace of God.
Even our spiritual heroes get sidelined by sin. When they have seemingly failed to live up to the standard of the Christian life that God has called them to, what do we do?
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Faithfulness in single parenting
“With my children, especially as a single parent, I feel to be faithful to God is my highest calling.” - Suzanne
Notable advice on marriage and mission
When someone is able to share from their own experience, a place of vulnerability - it creates a sacred space. As if time stood still in that coffee shop, Kathi impressed in me the importance of marrying a man who loved God and someone that I could serve alongside in ministry with in some way.
My top 5 articles of 2017
Some people often ask, "Erin I want to read what you've written!" Well, here are my top 5 articles that I wrote in 2017, based upon engagement and views with some behind-the-scenes info!
When God clings onto me
I thought I was clinging to God in the world of dating, trusting him and seeking his path for my life. But I wasn't. In all honesty, it was God who was clinging to me.
Returning to the mountains: I am new.
Why Unmet Desires are Good
Unmet desires (and the associated pain) force us into a place of deep surrender and humility before God. They remind us that our true hope is in Jesus and how he supplies all our needs in every moment. The growth and likeness of Christ that come when we learn how to surrender and to humble ourselves before God and others. That's growth God desires in us every day to make us more like him.
The perfect fall getaway to celebrate our 5th wedding anniversary.