Hope & Grace
My hope is to paint in true colors
the grace of God in my life.
So Very Loved
Our lives took a dramatic change a little less than a year ago when we decided as a family that I would go back to work. Not that I have not worked (very hard) all my life, but actually working a job where I would receive a steady paycheck in order to help our...
You Got This Girl- A Missionary Momma’s Hope During the Pandemic
Looking back over the past year, I cannot help but feel like I have been defrauded in so many ways. At the end of every year I spend a week in focused prayer and fasting. It is a special time of praise for what has transpired and prayer for what is to come. It...
Our Favorite Beer Cheese Bread
This is the most amazing bread recipe, the ultimate comfort food. It is super easy to make and you can even be creative and try different ingredients like apples and cinnamon or jalapenos. I hope you enjoy this recipe as much as we do and please feel free to...
Yes, You Can Read the Entire Bible in a Year
One of my all-time heroes of the faith, George Müller one said, “The vigor of our spiritual life will be in exact proportion to the place held by the Bible in our life and thoughts. I solemnly state this from the experience of fifty-four years…I have read the Bible...
Nielsen Family Update Summer 2019
June 21, 2019 Hello Friends, Greetings from our family to yours! Thanks for taking a couple minutes to let us fill you in on our upcoming plans.SUMMER OF TRANSITION! Summer 2019, for our family, is transition time! After 7 years serving as directors of Laredo Stepping...
A Very Nielsen Christmas
If you are anything like me you may have stared with glossy eyes into the heavens throughout the Christmas Season wondering WHY God chose an empire wide census, Bethlehem and a dirty manger for the backdrop of His Most Precious Gift to be presented to all of mankind....
Haters, Lovers and The Golden Rule
Hate is contagious, the more you surround yourself with it, the more reasons you find to wield its destructive power. Haters are simply those who have never stopped to find a better way. Love is contagious as well, the more you surround yourself with it the more...
The Gardener
I want to share this beautiful poem with you. Written by my own daughter for me on Mother's Day. The Gardener~ Here she comes, Upright and joyful, Head high and singing She waltzes gaily in the world. Here she stands Hands on hips Eyes firm and steady A queen...
Sacred Life – A Kona Story
The sand was cool and the sun warmed my pregnant self as I stepped onto the shores of La'aloa Bay. A perfect paradise as I walked along the shore knee deep in the crystal clear blue water. Gorgeously colored fish nibbled at my toes in the calm waters. Never in my...