When I was a teenager, I struggled for a long time to forgive someone who had hurt me more than anyone. My pain was so severe that I often went to bed at night asking God not to wake me up in the morning. After years of torment and asking God to help me, I …
Growth Matters
Salem isn’t growing well. A couple months ago I took him to his 14-month well-child appointment and came home feeling defeated. He was seen by a different doctor that day as his primary doctor’s schedule was too full. The doctor was nice and calm, but as soon as she stepped in, I wished we were …
Our Love Story
At the end of August 2008, Andrews University became my new home. Although I feared the brutal winters that everyone warned about, I had transferred there for my junior year of college to begin my studies in Speech-language Pathology with great excitement. I only knew one person at the school, but going to places where …
How God Named Our Kids
Whenever people come to our house, they love to look at these canvases made by our amazing friend, Emily Carlson. Shortly after the question comes, “how did you guys decide to name your kids?” The truth is, we didn’t. God named our kids. And He even planned it so that they all fit together in …
First Birthday, Two Gifts
It's Salem Ridge Snell’s first birthday!!! He’s our third bundle of joy and wow! He has made his presence known! He is such a delight. His big-eyed smile and high-squeal of a laugh are irresistible and quickly become the goal and fascination of all who meet him. He is unique in that developmentally he is …
The beginning
This is the excerpt for your very first post.
