Hidden Pleasures
I’ve experienced the hidden pleasures in the ordinary – and it is crucial to thriving in the sacrifice. I’ll start here. I love a Coca-Cola....
Category: A New Outlook
Don’t Hold Your Breath
I have a co-worker who gets dizzy spells on occasion. Thankfully, she knows the cause. When she’s concentrating hard on something, like reading an important document on the computer,...
Look Up
Living in a machismo culture is a lose-lose situation for my pride. I remember when our little family of three first moved into our humble Central...
Rejoicing in the Hard Times + Crunchy Strawberry Salad
Only the Lord knew that when I signed up for this topic months ago, He would be bringing me through a hardship, digging daily to find some semblance of...
Confident and Safe in Him
“I just want someone I feel safe with.” With every cross-cultural move I have found myself thinking this, saying this, praying for this....
Let’s Talk About Stress, Baby
When I think about stress I think about an evening in Mongolia when I was sixteen. A summer team was visiting and it was my responsibility to flag down...
When Wandering
“Where are we going today, Mom? What are we going to do?” One of my daughters begins almost every morning with this, before I’ve drained my first cup of...
Elbow Jabs and Sacred Spaces
The passenger behind me is coughing spastically, and the lady sitting next to me on the plane has bumped my elbow for the tenth time. Irritated, I look up...
Under the Earth and By the Sea {The Grove: Thy Word}
I was standing in cave, somewhere deep under the midwestern US. Darkness so thick I could almost taste it. A hand an inch in front of my face would...
Look and See + Homemade Brown Sugar
My husband and I have been reading through the Bible separately, yet together, for a while now. We each read at our own pace, then once a week take...
