Getting Ready…

Not sure what happened to the wonky margins on this post.   Please forgive.   Super annoying, but the truths contained are worth putting up  with the ridiculous margins. Since tomorrow is our day of prayer and fasting, it seemed that today  we would do a brief post about how to prepare for fasting. Here…

He Hears

Over the years we have had many days of Prayer and Fasting here at our Place Called Simplicity. We have often highlighted a need that is known nationally or internationally.  And yes, we have seen our powerful God do some amazing things!  He is definitely and positively more than able!! Meriam Ibrahim is a very…

Two Things…

Yesterday morning, as I was reaching to fill my coffee mug, I turned just in time to see the news: Meriam’s arrival on United States soil…. Oh me. Doesn’t she look stunning?  Her handsome husband, Daniel looks overwhelmed with emotion. To think, that she was sentenced to death by hanging for refusing to renounce her…

Monday for Meriam

First off, since Sudan has said in the past  that they are going to release Meriam  and then turned around and said,  “No we aren’t” then I propose we keep praying and  advocating until we see confirmed  news footage  {not just newsprint} of Meriam out of prison!! Today we are praying and some are fasting for…

You and Me: Family Meeting {now}

Does anyone else out there have Family Meetings? We have them on a fairly regular basis. Sometimes our meetings are informational.  Other times they are exuberantly exciting. Rarely they are totally boring.  Occasionally they are very, very long. And every now and then they are very, very serious. Do you know what I mean? The…

It’s Ruby’s Miracle Day!!

Today is a really big day in our home!! Our littlest princess is 4!!   To celebrate such a joyous, miraculous occasion, we just have to take a trip down Memory Lane because,  for starters,  so many weren’t part of Ruby’s miracle journey and no doubt, others don’t really remember…. Then of course,  perhaps,  there are some…

Two Are Better Than One

“Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their toil.  For if they fall, one will lift up his fellow. But woe to him who is alone  when he falls and has not another to lift him up! Again, if two lie together,  they keep warm, but how can one keep…

The Battle Cry

As horrific storms have been ravishing our nation, death tolls rising and grief abounding, I’ve been thinking. Some who stop by our Place have been struggling with the terrible storms, or a tragic medical diagnosis, a sudden job loss, a seemingly immovable and very mountainous situation in your adoption, a financial blow, a relational trauma,…

Why Do I Need You?

Please do not skim, it’s all too important in understanding  why I’m asking you to help…. As I’ve mentioned several times over the years,  when I began writing at our Place Called Simplicity,  I simply thought I would be writing a public journal  for our family. Never in my wildest dreams would I have thought …