It was not exactly our smartest parenting moment. We had thought it a brilliant idea, only moments later to realize we had set a trap for ourselves…

The truth is that among all these adventures of our first week—amidst all of the dream-come-true moments, there were certainly some ugly ones. Here is what our first week really looked like!

“This is ok, right?” I asked with shaking voice as I held up the test for my husband to see. I sank to the floor, knees weak. “Of course it is.” He assured me. Or tried.

Here’s the story in interview form behind the 936 Pennies book. The very real struggles, my dry season of doubt, and the very specific ways God brought this all to be.

He brought up his idea four more times within the hour, and the final time I lost my patience. “Zeke, I said we would do it. You can stop talking about it now.” And that was that. For a week.

I think that we are writing these dreams off far too early. We are saying No, not now, too quickly. The Author of Time, He makes time for our dreams.