Tiggy’s House road trip . . . we’d like to meet you!
Now that we have a house sitter lined up, I am excited to announce that we are planning a little road trip at the end of February! We’ll be on the road from February 20 to February 27 and heading south...
View ArticleGiveaways to raise awareness of modern day slavery
Did you know there are more slaves today than there were before the Civil War? And that the trafficking of humans is one of the most luctrative forms of crime worldwide, behind only drugs and weapons?...
View ArticleMother’s Day bracelet giveaway
Mother’s Day is fast approaching and to celebrate the special mother in your life, we are hosting a giveaway of our beautiful Family Bracelet made from genuine Austrian Swarovski crystals in the...
View ArticleAnd the winner is . . .
And the winner of the Mother’s Day bracelet giveaway, chosen at random by random.org, is Grace! Congratulations! You will be receiving an email shortly. Thank you to everyone who entered and supported...
View ArticleHelp build a children’s home with your Pampered Chef purchases!
Thank you so much, Jodi, for such a touching and personal post as well as all your encouragement since Mattias died. When I was pregnant with my youngest daughter (now almost 2), I found out my friend...
View ArticleBeauty for ashes
One day, we will be given a crown of beauty instead of ashes, the oil of joy instead of mourning, and a garment of praise instead of the spirit of despair (Isaiah 61:3). We received a taste of this...
View ArticleWhere is God when it hurts?
Where is God when it hurts? At His easel. This is my husband, sharing some of our journey and our heart for Tiggy’s House at church last week. You can go to the next segment by clicking the link in the...
View ArticleWhere is God when it hurts? (text version)
Where is God when it hurts? This is the pdf version of a talk my husband gave at church. It is free to download and to share. We only ask that you share the link to this page, not directly to the...
View ArticleThe mark Tiggy left
Since the first of December, I’ve been hovering over my email, checking it way too often. I was expecting our monthly report and I knew we were getting close to $38,000. Close to seeing the end of this...
View ArticleAnd we made it!
Thank you so much to everyone who gave so generously yesterday. I cannot believe that from the simple thought that it would be nice to have the money for Tiggy’s House raised by the second anniversary...
View ArticleProgress on Tiggy’s House!
It’s been a long, slow journey. Kind of like grief itself. But what was once a barren field in rural Nepal became a metaphor for the lifelessness I felt after losing a son. I can name off the events,...
View ArticleA home for the fatherless, Tiggy’s House update
In 2010, we lost our 21 month old son Mattias, or “Tiggy.” It was really just the name “Tiny Hands” (now Love Justice) that drew us to the ministry. We asked that memorial gifts be made to them in his...
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