I Just Want PEACE
One year ago, my friends and I sat around the living room of the cabin where we were retreating. Each of us was sharing, processing the journey of our...
Category: A New Outlook
Shalom in Real Life
Shalom. We all long for it, but it seems elusive, doesn’t it? Shalom is the Hebrew word for peace. It is a very rich word...
I’m Going To Stop You Right There
I watched the counselor take notes, glancing up at me from time to time as I unloaded my life story- all the things I’d done, places I’d been, plans...
How the Rapids Showed Me Beauty
Life can be like a journey down a winding river. Rivers can be calm and smooth, but usually along the way rapids appear. Life is like that. Sometimes the...
What is Your Body Saying to You?
Taking care of your body did not make the list of topics that I remember in pre-field preparations. The charge to “eat what is set before you” had made...
That Time I Cried Over Spilt Soap
There I was. Kneeling on the cold, hard tile. Arms draped over the bathtub. In tears. “Why?” you might ask. “Did somebody die?...
The Hidden Side of Loneliness {The Grove: Loneliness}
We’d only been stateside for a few months of our first furlough when I attended a large women’s event that I’d attended many times as a pastor’s wife prior...
Let’s Drop the Cliché
Have you ever wondered who you really are? Have you ever said something and wondered if you truly believe those words are true? Have you ever wondered how...
Count Your Blessings One by One {The Grove: Numbers}
Do I have enough support coming in this month? Will I survive the next 214 days until home assignment? Will these people interested in...
Journeying Through Trauma
A few months ago, I was diagnosed with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder primarily as a result of my childhood as a TCK in Outer Mongolia. Early 90’s Mongolia was not...
