
An Unexpected Invitation
I had met her the weekend before (Palm Sunday weekend) on a bus trip to visit a monastery in the eastern half of the country. As we parted, getting...
I had met her the weekend before (Palm Sunday weekend) on a bus trip to visit a monastery in the eastern half of the country. As we parted, getting...
My sister was supposed to visit last year. She asked, as usual, what I wanted her to bring me. I requested a jigsaw puzzle – 500-1000 pieces. I love...
We pulled into our new home, ushering us into a new season of sorts. Little did we know it wasn’t only for us but for all of us, all...
I remember our first days in West Africa. We’d been using rental cars while we waited for our truck to arrive and the rental cars repeatedly...
I bought clothes at a local second hand shop a few months back—a Paw Patrol shirt for my five year-old, a cute little white onesie with a pink and...
Our mask mandate just lifted this week. It seems that life will be returning to some semblance of normal as we get used to breathing the unfiltered air and...
We love knowing that there are women retreating all over the world—getting away to a hotel or the quiet of their backyard, sharing in sweet conversation with friends or...
It is 2 AM and my eyes reluctantly open from their slumber. Years ago, I used to crawl out of bed at that hour to comfort my sleepless children....
To the 7-year old Sarah who declared to the Lord, “I’ll be anything you want me to be but PLEASE don’t make me be a cross-cultural worker”,...
The tiny foot path was dusty. There was a hot wind blowing my hair across my face as sand pelted my skin. The day was going to...
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