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team thomas skip to main content team thomas posts christmas eve thoughts december 24 2025 this morning as i was praying i kept noticing trees everywhere the christmas trees in our home photos on the walls little reminders that wouldn t let go of my attention it felt like the lord gently returning me to a vision he gave me a year ago a deeply rooted tree planted decades ago underground but now visible beautiful full and flourishing for all the world to see specifically this vision was about some friends of ours and the church they are planting in new york but regardless vision still the same on christmas eve of all days it feels especially fitting to reflect on that christmas reminds us that god loves to work this way planting something small often unnoticed that carries the promise of life long before fruit ever appears jesus was a seed placed in the soil of the world quiet vulnerable yet destined to bear the full weight of redemption at god s perfect time trees teach us that what stands strong above ground is only possible because of what has g post a comment read more pepper december 01 2025 our day took an unexpected and heartbreaking turn today the coolest cat we ve ever known our sweet pepper crossed the rainbow bridge cancer we re devastated none of us were ready to say goodbye to our girl from the moment we saw her she earned the nickname dr pepper we just happened to be walking through a petsmart and they had local kitties for adoption through a local foster organization all the kitties were sleeping peacefully on the other side of their windows zane began to cry for some reason in the store and this adorable black and white cat woke up from her nap and began scratching on the glass as if she was trying to get to zane to help him all the other cats stayed asleep but pepper was insistent we came back another time the following week and the same thing happened this time i believe it was henley that was upset and pepper did the same thing at the glass it was like she knew that we were her people and she belonged with us we took her home and from da post a comment read more sixteen november 02 2025 sixteen henley watching you grow into the young woman you are becoming has been one of the greatest joys of my life you ve faced more in sixteen years than many do in a lifetime and yet you ve walked through every trial with such quiet strength grace and faith i m so proud of how deeply you re seeking the lord your consistency in his word your heart for truth and your quiet determination inspire me every day i love seeing you step out of your comfort zone like playing soccer this year proof that your courage is stronger than your fear you are beautiful inside and out and i have no doubt that god s plans for you are powerful and full of purpose keep trusting him sweet girl he s writing a story through your life that will touch hearts and bring light to others we love you post a comment read more flip flops power washers dogs armadillos october 21 2025 we got home from another trip to asia at the end of september and had plans of putting our house on the market october 1st as you do we were racing to get all the things wrapped up and in consideration of everyones stress levels we were going to plan to stay in our rv near by for at least the first couple of weeks on the market so people could come and go and we didn t have to deal with the constant picking up finding a place to go temporarily etc we already had two showings scheduled for wednesday october 1st and so tuesday was our day to finish it all up and get moved out we got the kids off in their different directions and came home to do a few more chores the conversation went like this me we need to leave here by 11 15 to go get the rv and get checked in at our spot and get set up i ll take care of things inside adam okay i am going to run out here and power wash as much as i can until we need to leave we both put our headphones in and got to work two chapt post a comment read more 18 years old august 23 2025 eighteen the one who made me a mom becomes an adult today she is beautiful kind smart and i absolutely adore her haven i am so proud to be your mom and i can t wait to see what your next chapter has for you i m praying and cheering you on wherever god leads you as i prayed over you this morning i was overcome with gratitude to the lord for all of the ways he has gone before us god knew exactly what he was doing 18 years ago when you were born he knew you would be the best big sister an incredible example of grace and what it means to be faithful and live fully in your convictions we adore you sweet girl and are honored to be your parents post a comment read more 44 trips around the sun august 14 2025 post a comment read more 21 years may 29 2025 today adam and i have been married for 21 years like i often do i sat during my prayer time and cried out to the lord in thankfulness for all of the ways that he has orchestrated my life into what it has become i could have never imagined the the beauty that came from what felt like absolute ashes when a previous relationship fell apart but god did he saw every bit of it he knew the kind of partner i would need to navigate lifes challenges and i am so thankful no one is perfect in this marriage and we are still both a work in progress we are both working to daily lay things before him and walk on the path he puts in front of us with obidence but i would choose adam time and time again last weekend i wrote adam a letter to be shared with him at his radical mentorship retreat he has spent the past year in close community with two of our elders at church darrin saffel and donny vaughn as well as some other men i am sharing this letter here because i want it to always be post a comment read more more posts powered by blogger theme images by jusant report abuse blog authors adam leslie