Ordinary Hope
I love the Christmas season. For several weeks, everything takes on a special quality. Special foods and drinks appear. Special music fills the air. Parties…
I love the Christmas season. For several weeks, everything takes on a special quality. Special foods and drinks appear. Special music fills the air. Parties…
Dear IoH Family, We have come through a year and a half of tremendous change, which has been as invigorating as it has been challenging. …
Good morning everyone! I’m going to begin our time by reading just 5 words from a Bible verse. In Philippians 1:12, Paul is writing about…
As we get ready to meet and serve so many families, what a joy it is to see and spend time with so many wonderful…
Originally posted in December 2015 A year ago I reflected on the wonder of “Unto us a child is born,” which took on fresh richness…
James Herriot, a British veterinarian of the last century, tells a story about a cow that had ingested some wire, which would have to be…
Isaiah chapter 42, verses 8 through 11: I am the LORD; that is my name; my glory I give to no other, nor my praise…
Being at Legacy Retreats is a blessing. This is the visible and tangible culmination of many months of less visible work: fundraising, event planning, family…
John 10:10-15 – The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly. I…
In May 2017, when we had a big Legacy Retreat in Orlando, I got to know one of the families, the House family, pretty closely. …