Puttin’ On Size
There’s an expression that they say here sometimes that I honestly loathe when on the receiving end. People tell me that it’s meant to be a compliment – that...
Author: Stephanie Prater-Clarke
I Surrender All…Well, Almost
I never wanted this overseas life. My only exposure to cross-cultural work came every 3rd Wednesday night at a small group meeting at church. I remember...
In the Waiting
I pressed the power button and waited. As usual, the white dots appeared and began circling in the middle of the blank blue screen as the laptop booted up....
Digging Up in Doubt
Doubt. It sure has been chasing me down lately. So much so, I’ve been struggling to breathe between the despondent wails I’ve cried out to my Creator. In an...
Questions, Questions, Read All About It!
I always have more questions than answers these days. Sometimes those questions are met with resolve and other times they are rooted in mystery. I ask questions from the...
Untrained. Unqualified. Unconventional.
They say that hindsight is 20/20 and my, my, is it ever true. I would like to think that had I known then what I know now, I would...
The Refreshing
It’s a sound I’ve not heard in months - the soothing rhythm of rain beating wildly on my rooftop. Truthfully, I was half-tempted to go outside and dance in...
Marriage in the Redemptive Shadow of the Cross
I was never a fan of parallel parking. I actually failed my first driver’s test because I hit the curb while trying to parallel park. Don’t ask me what...
El Roi – The God Who Sees Me…And You
Sometimes, there’s a song that speaks to us for a moment. And then there are times that a song just lingers. We put it on replay...
Unmasking the Beautiful
Tucked away in the most unsuspecting of villages here, there is a potter at work. His shop is as rugged as the terrain that surrounds it and you’ll find...
