Katelyn’s Fund Events

The Lord your God in your midst, The Mighty One, will save; He will rejoice over you with gladness, He will quiet you with His love, He will rejoice over you with singing.” Zephaniah 3:17 How wonderful…  God loves you more than you can begin to imagine.  He rejoices over you with gladness.  He calms … Continue reading »

Well, it’s here.  Autumn has come. Ok, well maybe not OFFICIALLY.  But the sounds of school, football, garage sales, combines and falling leaves supersede what the calendar actually says. Change. Some look forward to this change.  For others, this change is hard.  But change keeps happening. Seasons keep changing.  “As long as the earth endures, … Continue reading »

You have taken account of my wanderings; Put my tears in Your bottle. Are they not in Your book? Psalm 56:8   Put my tears in Your bottle…  Isn't that a sweet picture of the Father's love for you?  There has never been a single tear drip down your cheek that God has not noticed.  … Continue reading »

As he looked up, Jesus saw the rich putting their gifts into the temple treasury..  He also saw a poor widow put in two very small copper coins.  "I tell you the truth, he said, "this poor widow has put in more than all the others.  All these people gave their gifts out of their … Continue reading »

On Monday night I decided to get my annual haircut.  Yep, one haircut per year, it's just my thing…longer is cheaper, you know.   Anyway, during this yearly routine of mine, God dropped a great opportunity to share some of His hope right in my lap.   You've been there before, required by circumstance to … Continue reading »

The kids started their new school year today.  For us, there is a melting pot of emotions and actions involved in this transition.  Some of the kids are layed-back enough to appear unfrazzled, while others (i.e.firstborn)agonize over details, "what if" lists, unknowns, etc.  It was very important for me to rearrange my schedule today so … Continue reading »

Over the course of our summer attempts at gardening, we have had a few basil plants that fared quite well for the first several weeks. Bear with the metaphor that awaits as it may perhaps reflect a spiritual struggle that you have often found yourself in–I certainly have. These basil plants budded and grew, but … Continue reading »

After we decided to adopt again, just a month or so ago, everything seemed to change.  I saw things differently, and compared things in new ways.  Here's one of them….that is not too serious.  Many are. The  Adoption Process, for me, is kind of like dieting.  You have an end result in mind, and it is … Continue reading »

Our family moved to Roatan, Honduras six weeks ago to serve Jesus in the mission field.  It has been quite a transition for each of us, and we are still adjusting to all of the changes in our lives.  How we thank God for helping us each step of the way.   Our new home … Continue reading »

Our Luke often needs demonstrations, stories and tangible examples in order to apply what we are attempting to teach him. Recently, we used hands-on ways to teach him about the armor of God. For a child who has so often felt alone, vulnerable and on high-alert, learning that God has given him real, spiritual armor … Continue reading »