New Soles
I sat adjacent from him. His eyes locked on the shoe box in my hand. He said no audible words but his face was spilling out the emotions...
If we stopped...
I’ve been meeting with a lot of grown-ups lately. I’m used to hanging with 5 year-olds who ask the trickest of questions with impossible...
Can It Burp?
They say ignorance is bliss, and in some regards, I agree. If Mer and I knew even half of what we were getting ourselves into when we...
Lindy: A Volunteer Story
When I heard about UCA for the first time last year, I had no doubt that God was going to use Kalie and Meredith to change the lives of...
1st Day With a 1st Grade
For the first time in weeks, I’m sitting at the school and it’s quiet. A crew of 25 volunteers just left after accomplishing a tremendous...
Coloring Outside The Lines
Have you ever watched a kid color? I mean just jubilantly smashing the crayon deeply into the paper, disregarding the crisp lines that...
This time last year...
A year ago this week I locked myself in a KC hotel room desperate to hear God’s voice. I was terrified, anxious and full of doubt. I was...
"I wish there never had to be a June 19th"
I knew the last day of school would be a bittersweet day. We were feeling the fatigue of this whirlwind of a year combined with immense...
Voyagers
Way back in the day when Mer and I were dreaming about the idea of starting a school, the thing that seemed the most daunting was giving...
Christ is Risen From the Dead
There are a lot of things Kindergarteners just don’t understand. I had a long conversation this morning trying answer the question, “when...
