Returning to Routine + Share Your Favorite Go-To Meal Ideas
We're currently on a year-long Home Assignment. Pretty much the antithesis of routine, right? I know you understand the nomadic life of moving from place to place every few weeks...
Category: Food
Remembering God’s Purpose + Homemade Crescent Rolls
At our organization's last conference, the main speaker brought loads of truth with the theme “Remember.” I've kept some of his thoughts rolling through my head for the past six...
Hard Like a Peach or Soft Like a Coconut? + Two Easy Chinese Dishes {The Grove: Enculturating}
When we landed in China 8 years and 3 weeks ago, I had no idea... ...we'd be living in a hotel for a month with nasty carpet,...
Say It Ain’t So + Strawberry Balsamic Jam
When we first landed in China 8 years ago, I could barely say “hello” and “goodbye.” Y'all, I hadn't even taken the time to learn my simple numbers! I quickly...
What to Expect on Furlough + {Biscuits} and Sausage Gravy
In the 8 years of serving overseas, we have taken one official furlough, with a few crazy, fast summer visits in between. We'll take our second (and longest—1 year) furlough...
When It Is Not Only Supporters Who Change + 1-Hour Dinner Rolls
We are due for a trip back “home” this summer. Less than four months. Four spring months, which tend to pass by much faster than dreary winter months. It will...
My Obsession: Chai Tea
I often thought (and still do sometimes) that I didn't have an obsession. Some people are obsessed with sports teams, others with Sharpies, and still others with things like selfies...
Renewal Times Two + Raven’s Microwave Mug Brownie
Renew has two definitions. One is to resume (an activity) after an interruption. I also think of renewing a subscription or library book (oh how I can't wait to return...
Fresh Out + Soft & Chewy Gingersnaps
The post-holiday slump. I'm feeling it. You? It's always odd trying to ramp myself up for the holidays because it takes a lot of effort. You may...
He Is Always Sufficient + EASY Apple Crisp
“Not that we are adequate in ourselves to consider anything as coming from ourselves, but our adequacy is from God.” – 2 Corinthians 3:5 Living this life we do,...
