Category Archives: Our Story

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  The Moment I Realized that I am an Idolater.

  Posted on December 30, 2013 by Jacki Tait in Blog, God Moments, Our Story

    Today in church pastor Lucas Cooper asked the question, “What’s your life mission?”  The sermon went on to highlight the life mission of all Christians – to change the world one disciple at a time.  (I’ll post our sermon notes on Lucas’s sermon within a few days.) But when he opened up the sermon […]

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  Sharing a Dream in Cabo San Lucas – What’s YOUR Dream?

  Posted on December 7, 2013 by markandjacki in Blog, God Moments, Our Story

  There are a few things you’ll see everywhere you look when you’re in Cabo San Lucas.  Sun, sand, ocean, and vendors selling their wares. On the beach, in the streets, everywhere.  Jewelry, sunglasses, blankets – whatever a tourist can dream of –  there’s someone ready, willing and able to sell it to you. We were […]

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  Locks of Love – Mattison Cuts it Up!

  Posted on November 18, 2013 by markandjacki in Blog, Our Story

  Years ago, our daughter Mattison decided she wanted to grow her hair long.  Unlike most girls her age, she wasn’t doing it out of vanity.  She had learned about the organization Locks of Love at her school and decided she wanted to participate.  She wanted to make a difference. So she started the process, and […]

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  iMarriage – Loving Our Spouse is How We Love Christ

  Posted on October 18, 2013 by markandjacki in Blog, Our Story

  When Mark and I started talking about getting married, we took a long look at what that would mean to each of us. What were our expectations?  What were our dreams and hopes for the future?  What would parenting look like?  Where would we live?  How would we handle the finances? All of these were […]

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  Around the Tait House – The Photo Wall

  Posted on September 4, 2013 by Jacki Tait in Blog, Our Story

  —————————————————————- Decorating: The Photo Wall We’re in the middle of doing a little redecorating and updating around the Tait House! Since we’ve been married, I wanted to do a family photo wall with our style.  So this is what I came up with: I took an area of the house that wasn’t really being used […]

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  Our Surprise Wedding – as told by Cindy Lund

  Posted on August 3, 2013 by markandjacki in Blog, Our Story

  We had an awesome wedding.  Full of fun, laughter, love…and yes…a big surprise!  And while I know we’ll get around to writing our version of our wedding story on the blog at some point in the near future, I thought it would be a good idea to at least link to a place where our […]

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  Our honeymoon!

  Posted on July 1, 2013 by markandjacki in Blog, Our Story

  Here’s a fun little video with some pictures that highlight the places, people, and food while we’re on our Honeymoon in Rocky Point – Puerto Penasco, Mexico.

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  Mark and Jacki: How We Got to Forever

  Posted on July 1, 2013 by markandjacki in Blog, Our Story

  A peek into our story, this video highlights how we met and how we tried to do our relationship the way the world says is right.  We made a mess of things!  Then God separated us for a couple of years…all the while calling us to complete surrender in HIM. All in all, it’s a […]

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  Forgiveness, Love, and Perfect Harmony – Mark and Jacki Speak on Colossians 3:13-14

  Posted on July 1, 2013 by markandjacki in Blog, Our Story

  An impromptu flip-cam video of one of the first times Mark and Jacki told their story together. They’re speaking at the Sunshine Rescue Mission in Flagstaff, Arizona.  This was a month before they were engaged, and the wonder of the love and forgiveness that embodies their story was amazingly fresh.  The scripture that Mark and Jacki are speaking […]

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