My personal journal

Hello all,

I just want to let you know that the purpose of this blog is to be kind of a personal journal for me. For some things that I want to share more widely or in a ministry context, I will share them at my Philippians 1:21 page, but this page will be more of my personal reflections about life.

In particular right now I have been thinking about the lessons we are learning as a family while walking with Micah through his health issues.

I hope to just be able to share my thoughts here, and if you want to read or engage with me, feel free.

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