For the first two months of our marriage we slept on the floor on a futon mattress that my new husband had pulled out of a dumpster at our college. Our home was furnished with a ragtag collection of furniture given by our parents, bought with money from our wedding, and left by the previous… Continue reading On a Mattress On the Floor
I stood in the crowd in San Miguel De Allende, Mexico – among family, among strangers, among Mexicans, Americans, and those from around the world. They stood on the stage – reenacting Jesus’ final days before the cross. They spoke in Spanish. I knew the story. Jesus was bound and standing before Pontius Pilate,… Continue reading His Wounds Have Paid My Ransom
It happened again. We made plans. Plans that we were completely at peace with. Plans that seemed comfortable and right. Just two short weeks ago I was sure we were moving. And then God turned those plans upside down. We were going to move back to the U.S. in June. We were looking at houses… Continue reading It Happened Again
One little blessing sleeping peacefully next to me in bed. One little blessing in a hospital bed getting a colonoscopy, while Daddy waits patiently outside. One life in Mexico filled with adventure, unique experiences, blessings and 5 years of growth to look back on. One life in the United States to be dreamed about, anticipated,… Continue reading Morning Prayers
“Come now, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go into such and such a town and spend a year there and trade and make a profit” – yet you do not know what tomorrow will bring. What is your life? For you are a mist that appear for a little time and then… Continue reading Work in Progress
Abby Kitchin 