Archive - 2014

We have two important announcements from this past week! Read More

In Luke 8:14-15, Jesus explains the parable of the soils to His followers. When He tells of the journey of the seed “among the thorns,” he indicates that though they “have heard…as they go on their way they are choked with worries and riches and pleasures of this life…” Our family feels these thorns snag at us like never before as we “go on our way” like never before. Read More

On Sunday morning, March 2, 2014, Kristin played an organ postlude combining “Victory in Jesus” and “Amazing Grace” to celebrate the sixth anniversary of Victoria’s week of life on this earth. Before Kristin began playing, my dad invited the congregation to sit and reflect. I found myself sitting and staring ahead with my imagination fixated on Victoria’s little white casket in front of the altar. Then in a moment, my vision opened to see beyond her casket to the white words on the purple and white altar cloth that I was staring at the whole time: “Follow Me.” Above the words sat the bread and the cup.

This experience captures the past six years for our family since Victoria’s birth and death. At this time, following Jesus means moving our family to Pucallpa, Peru, where Victoria’s Little Lambs Fund began. We will soon have our final interview to become missionaries with Kids Alive International. As when we learned about Victoria’s condition, we are overwhelmed but peaceful. Our hope is in God’s victory by His grace as He uses all of us for the least of these to bring glory to His name. All we can do is belong to Him that He may bless others through us. Thank you for joining us in this belonging and blessing in Christ, as broken bread and poured out wine.

Welcome to our website! We trust that Victoria Grace’s life and legacy will encourage your stories with the hope of God’s victory by His grace. In addition to updates on Victoria’s Fund through this site, we look forward to providing updates on our own family’s goings in this blog (thank you to Mike Shirley for coining the term, “glordinary”). Feel free to comment by clicking on the title of a post. A huge heartfelt “thank you” to Scott Dienner for his expertise and leadership in making this website possible! Victoria’s story has changed ours, and we trust it will be a part of your story. Most of all, we are grateful that it is a part of God’s redemptive story, and for this reason we ask you  to share it with others!