Author Archives: Joel

Late last night, I began putting some thoughts into writing and at Jackie’s encouragement, I’ve posted them here. This past weekend here in Chicago, we had absolutely beautiful weather. We pulled the grill out of the basement, opened the windows, … Continue reading →

There’s been a lot of hurt, pain, and death in the Little Village neighborhood (where our church is located) this past week. Here’s a great blog about what has been happening. Check it out here if you’d like. Yesterday I … Continue reading →

I was sitting here on the couch reflecting on life when Joel asked if I could write a quick blurb on what’s going on in the Wallen household these days. Well for starters, just minutes ago we finished an awesome … Continue reading →

I’ve added a bunch of new pictures from our pregnancy photo shoot with Ellen. You can check out her website here. Check out our pictures here

It is that time of year again when we really need to start planning for this summer’s softball league. This year we are attempting to be better about communicating with you (our supporters) about the softball league and the plans … Continue reading →

Check out the new pics here

Like every Saturday night, this past week we had a bunch of teenagers over to our house. I taught a short lesson on John 6:60-71 that I thought I would share. These few verses are incredibly interesting. See, at the … Continue reading →

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year everyone! We’ll have a few new blogs and pictures up soon.

I came across this article about a week ago and found it thought-provoking. We read it together during last Tuesday nights community meal. We all found it convicting and it led to a good conversation about how we’re living. We … Continue reading →

I’ve posted a bunch of new pictures: In the 2011 folder, there are pictures from a our work haloween party, a basketball tournament I (Joel) played in, Jackie speaking at church, and pictures from an amazing baby shower Kelly (Jackie’s … Continue reading →