Advent. It is such a beautiful season and calling in the midst of what some call the busiest time of the year. Holiday parties, presents to buy, cards to address, all while The still small voice beckons, “My beloved spoke and said to me, “Arise, my darling, my beautiful one, come with me” (Song […]
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A New Season
With a new season comes a need for a fresh start, a face lift one may call it. Welcome to the “face lift.” So glad you made it! This little blog has been a piece of our families journey for almost ten years now. TEN! Can you believe it? In less than 10 days, […]
Scotland.
In 2005, I (Kristin) walked into Rev. Bills office and asked him to pray with me for a male influence on our youth group. Four days later he introduced me to Robert McLendon and said, “here is your man, now ask him to go to Costa Rica with you.” Little did we know how prophetic […]
The Journey of and after Pneumonia
**Disclaimer–I started this blog post while I was still down for the count. It was beyond good for my heart to go back and finish this, leaving in the not so fun details, but finish it out with testimony of the Lord’s healing! Amen and Amen!** Many people have asked me what exactly happened to […]
Let’s have a cup of coffee, shall we?
It’s been awhile since I’ve sat down and typed out a few words in this space. I have a few reasons. Most of which consist of 15-20 page Seminary papers. Details right? But I miss this little space of mine. It has a homey feel to it and to write without a midnight deadline is […]
Merry Christmas from the McLendons!
Maybe, just maybe by my third year of Seminary I will figure out how to manage Christmas card ordering season … and finals. So far I am 0 and 2. Please keep sending them to us. We love them, we love you, and promise to return to the Christmas card circuit one day! When I […]
The almost four year old
The almost four year old is independent. He wants to wash his own hair. Bathe his own body. Pick out his own clothes. The almost four year old can *almost* brush his own teeth. Can ride his scooter and asks to do so as a Transformer in February. The almost four year old can Dream […]
McLendon Christmas Letter: Now that it is almost February…
Well…Robert wrote a Christmas letter this year and we failed to get it in the mail. It is too good not to share, so we are posting it here. For all to enjoy. So, now that it is almost February we are going to officially say good bye to 2014 and say hello to 2015. […]
Christmas Cards. A Blubbering Mess. Adoption.
I am a mail junkie. There you go. Confession just from the very beginning let’s get it out there. It’s the first thing I do upon arriving home every afternoon. If I am home when the mail lady comes–I go straight out to check it. Some (like the hubs) may call it an addiction. I […]
Why I almost quit writing… [a very honest post]
I almost didn’t write yesterdays blog post because well-my Fresh Start was for April 1st and as you can now see I didn’t write it till April 8th. I looked back in my journal at April 1st in my Secret Place with the Lord and this is what I wrote, “Jesus. Not only is it […]