When we were preparing to adopt our youngest daughter, I chose Hannah Joy as her name. Joy would be her middle name. It seemed so fitting for a little girl with a radiant smile. I also loved that it would be an echo of my own name, Joyce. I stared…
During the Advent season, we will feature artwork each week by ChanMi Jung Pyles. The theme for the third week of Advent is Joy. Enjoy ChanMi’s painting entitled “Shout for Joy.” “Joy Everlasting” Poem by Joyce Koo Dalrymple Sometimes joy feels daring. It does not wait for skies to be…
Republished from Johanna Chen’s blog on www.migrationandfaith.com Recently I’ve been waking up most mornings with a deep heartache over the brokenness in the world. I’ve spent the last year immersed in lectures and coursework for my master’s in international development and humanitarian emergencies–topics which don’t inherently lend themselves to particularly…
During the Advent season, we will feature artwork each week by ChanMi Jung Pyles. The theme for the second week of Advent is Peace. Enjoy ChanMi’s painting and poem, entitled “Peace I Leave with You.” Day after day, Year after year, Century after century, people like you and me looked…
On this first week of Advent, Rachel Varghese, a self described introvert and homeschooling mama, reflects on hope. Out my kitchen window, I see the forest preserve trees left their imprint of scattered leaves as it shakes off any last sign of growth over my backyard. I’m sipping my too…
