Marriage and Family
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What Legacy Will We Leave?
Since my dad passed away over nine months ago, I have been thinking more deeply on the aspect of leaving a legacy. My entire family is very aware that the biggest legacy our husband, father, and grandfather left to us is one of faithfulness to God. It affected everything my dad did. He was very mindful of passing along to us faith in Jesus Christ as our Savior and Lord, and a rock solid belief in the Bible as the inerrant Word of God. His words, deeds, and actions were all a testament to it. Scripture speaks of laying up treasure in heaven; so there is an aspect of our…
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Home As A Haven: Part Two
Last week I shared some thoughts on family and my own heritage and legacy that’s been given to me. This week I want to broaden my focus. I feel saddened by the wreckage that seems to be increasing in families. I’m sure our enemy (Ephesians 6:12, “For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood…”) knows if families are destabilized the whole fabric of life can be torn. As a woman, I grieve when I hear vicious attacks on what it means to be a woman, wife and mother. I’m sure I ask what so many others do, “What can I do to help stop all of this?” This blog…
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Home As a Haven
I moved 1200 miles away from my childhood home in Huron, South Dakota about 37 years ago. When Larry and I married we lived in Omaha, Nebraska for about six months and then decided to relocate to Alabama. It was a good move and one we’ve never regretted. We raised our four children in Alabama and love so much about the south. Over the years when I’ve traveled back to my parents’ home I’ve always had the same feeling. It’s obvious time was taken to prepare for my arrival. A warm, welcoming environment is awaiting me. My favorite foods have been planned and the very large freezer that’s always been…
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The Arrival of Abygail Kate: Another Interview with Sasha
Lauri: So the last time we posted it was an interview about your thoughts on the upcoming delivery of your baby girl. And now it’s a few weeks later and she is here. You had some unexpected challenges before your delivery. Would you share what they were? Sasha: Sure. About 11 days before I delivered and just a few days before my actual due date I was diagnosed with COVID. I was running a fever, had congestion, cough, ached all over and no energy. It caused some concern because of the pregnancy and my immune system taking a hit so I went to the hospital three days in a row…
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Interview with Sasha: Adoption and Motherhood
Lauri: Your baby is due any day now. How do you feel about becoming a mother? Sasha: Nervous. Excited. Scared. As any woman would, I guess. Lauri: Do you feel prepared for everything that is about to happen and change? Sasha: I think so. Her nursery is ready. I think we have everything we need for her. We’re excited to have her actually using everything and seeing her. I’m excited to meet her. Lauri: Over the years you’ve often mentioned some deeper thoughts about having your own child. Would you feel free to explain some of that? Sasha: I’ll try. Since I’m adopted myself, this will be the first blood-related…
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What Is A Family?
Many years ago I read Edith Schaeffer’s, “What Is A Family?” It had a profound effect. I had always had a strong view of family, but this enlarged my vision. Edith viewed family life as the crucial environment that encompassed everything from creativity, to security, to spiritual teaching of Truth, economics, education, memories, our most significant human relationships, and all the interplay of ages and changes through the years. It is the foundational place through which life is processed. Now, years later, I look back at my own experience of the richness of family life. My heart is full at the depth and beauty of it all. I wouldn’t trade…
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Seasons of Life
As I sit on my porch this morning taking in the sounds and view of the lake, I am thankful to be in this season of life. It is a fairly new season. I’ve always enjoyed time spent at a lake. It has a certain relaxed feel to it and combines things I’ve always loved: nature, water, water sports, good food, good company. But now a particular spot on a lake is our own; and my husband and I are thoroughly enjoying it, and watching others enjoy it too. We frequently say to each other how thankful to God we are for all of the good things with which we…
