by jamieivey | Aug 31, 2017 | Around the Web, Austin, Faith, The Austin Stone
I remember when the earthquake happened in Haiti. I was devastated for so many reasons. I had friends there. I had visited there numerous times before. Most importantly I had family there. My son, Amos, was still in Haiti when the earthquake ravaged the country. I...
by jamieivey | Oct 14, 2015 | Around the Web, Marriage, Podcast, The Austin Stone
Happy Hour #58 is with my friend Jalessa McCreary. Jaleesa is a worship leader at The Austin Stone Community Church in Austin, TX and serves as office manager for The Austin Stone Counseling Center. She has been leading worship since 2011 and focuses on the...
by jamieivey | May 27, 2015 | Around the Web, Foster Care, Guest Post, Parenting, Podcast, The Austin Stone
When you hear the phrase foster care, what do you first thing of? The month of May is Foster Care Awareness month and I wanted to share a few things with you from my archives. I have never been a foster mom, but I have plenty of friends that have and are currently...
by jamieivey | May 6, 2015 | Around the Web, Date Night, Faith, Family, Marriage, Podcast, The Austin Stone
Happy Hour #39 is with my favorite person in the world … my husband! Since I started the show I've been wanting to have him on, and you guys submitted some great questions via Facebook, Twitter, & IG for us to chat about. We honestly had a great time, and so...
by jamieivey | May 4, 2015 | Adoption, Around the Web, Domestic, Faith, The Austin Stone
I have said it a million times and I'll say it again, adoption is beautiful, but it is always built on loss. There's no way around that. For a child to enter a family via adoption, they always have to first leave a family. One of our sons was adopted at birth here in...
by jamieivey | Apr 28, 2015 | Around the Web, Austin, The Austin Stone
Last Friday I forgot to do my FUN FRIDAY posts, and so today is a TERRIFIC TUESDAY post. Okay I know that's super dorky, but whatever, it's my blog and I can say whatever I want! Here are three things I'm loving right now: Christy Nockels: Let it Be Jesus album...