The Hunter Home

The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light; those who dwelt in a land of deep darkness, on them has light shone. — Isaiah 9:2 We have much to be thankful for in 2013. Kristi and I celebrated nine years of marriage. Madalyn learned to do a twirl at ballet and started coloring in the [...]

Father of the fatherless [is God]. He settles the [fatherless] in a home. Psalm 68:4-6 One week ago this evening, our family pulled into the parking lot of the Mississippi Children’s Home to meet the rest of our family, Shae Miracle Hunter, for the first time. Shae was waiting for us in a crib that [...]

There are few things that I would rather do than take ownership of a plate of Sadie’s New Mexican. Sopapillas, chips, salsa, rellenos, burritos, and green chile. That I am not an entirely assimilated New Mexican is evident in the several minutes I devoted to that last sentence, thinking about the things I eat and [...]

Today marks the 40th anniversary of my parents’ marriage. God has given me, my family and so many others so much through this great feat of promise-keeping faithfulness. The following letter opened a 100 page book to mom and dad from all their kids. The book is sprinkled with photos, lists of memories, letters from [...]

Merry Christmas!

That’s Christmas (Short Film) HD from St Helen’s Church on Vimeo. I can remember my first Christmas believing and trusting and hoping in Jesus Christ. My parents could tell you just how bad I made our Christmases as a family. They were generous but modest. I got a nintendo game. The neighbor kid got twenty. [...]

My grandmother learned that Albuquerque was going to get snow, so she knitted and sent the kids some hats. For some time now I’ve been looking for a patch of land with a clear view of the mountain but no billboard or building or cars in the background. I found it! Today, we took them [...]

Madalyn’s been singing a song lately, and today we got it on tape: HT: Bryan Lopez

Happy Birthday, Madalyn. You are the overflow of our happiness in God, a gift, a reward, our treasure. You are waking up in the room across the hall and about to storm back into the day with a full tank, so this will be quick. Here are some photos from your birthday: This was the wonderful [...]