Happy 19 to us. It’s been a doozy of a year but it’s only made me love this guy even more. There’s no one else I’d rather laugh//cry//laugh-cry// my way through life//marriage//parenting//surgeries//pandemics// with than you, Wesley! 
Happy Father’s Day to this guy who loves us so well. I love picturing our boys growing up to be just like you. 
“Community is where humility and glory touch.” -Henri Nouwen . I keep thinking about this quote. . When we live into who we were created to be, we reflect God’s glory. But we are not enough on our own to make Him visible. He designed us to need others in all its vulnerability. . There is something that we want even more than the air we breathe that helps us to discover this place touched by humility and glory. I’m sharing more about it in my podcast episode today. Click the link in my bio to listen. 
Had a blast cheering on the Boys of Summer tonight with my boys and a bonus Ehret. Yanks tied it up in the last inning - but Phillies pulled through in the bottom of the 10th. Not the ending we were rooting for, but forgot how fun baseball can be! 
I just stumbled on this picture taken circa 1999 or 2000 during my 2 year guitar playing stint. Based on my Mom’s seasonal decor, I would guess it was Christmastime. Maybe we were worshiping our way into y2k, prepping for the end of the world, I’m not sure. . I don’t recall the occasion but if I close my eyes I can remember the freedom in that space of belonging, surrounded by my grandparents, nieces and nephews, siblings and parents. It mattered not that I only knew six chords and one strumming pattern. I’m sure I was singing my heart out because I had no reason not to. . The longer I live, the more I believe that we will show up only as fully as we feel safe. And at some point in life most of us stop feeling safe. I think it might be the enemy’s favorite tactic. . So sometimes we need to remember who we were before we felt unsafe to find clues as to who we were intended to be. . I’m sharing more about this and the Resistance that wants to keep you from being light in the darkness in today’s podcast episode. Click through the link in my bio to listen.