Prayer, petition, praise & peace

The last few days have been a whirlwind. I haven’t had much sleep so the details are a little blurry, but I wanted to keep everyone updated with the latest events and miracles. Earlier this week: the message Earlier this week, on my drive home from the hospital in Dallas, I was behind a semi truck that had Philippians 4:6-7...

Early postpartum

Everything about this pregnancy was different than my previous experiences, so I guess it shouldn’t be surprising that these first days postpartum are new terrain as well. Recovering from a...

40 Days

First off, the amazing news! Another echocardiogram was done within the first few hours of Ronin’s birth. A cardiologist spoke with us yesterday, and now their team is confident that...

He’s here!! Happy birthday, Ronin!

Ronin’s here! He was born on Friday, June 9, via an unplanned c-section. Friday was also my 40th day in the hospital. When I was falling asleep the night before,...

Perfect timing

Good timing is something I’ve always been fairly attuned to. When I’m playing the piano, I can hear good timing in how the keys are struck. In my athletic career,...

Naming Ronin

Over the last few days I’ve been watching Akira Kurosawa’s Seven Samurai (1954), the Japanese film that inspired The Magnificent Seven. I’m not much of a movie person, but with...