Watch Me, Work with Me
Grace changes everything. This message was preached at a Sunday service I attended recently. It sounded a little catchy, a little too perfect. Of course, I...
Category: Overcoming Obstacles
Perspective Shift + Broccoli Salad
Like all of you, we, too, have dealt with our fair share of disappointment the past two years. In recent months, it continues to mount. New...
Battling the Doubts + Crispy Pulled Pork
The last 5 years of serving in our host country, rules and regulations surrounding our work and lives have gotten tighter and tighter. Fewer and fewer foreigners are in-country;...
He Holds Me
“I think I have anxiety.” The words came out in a rush, followed hard by tears and shame. Saying them out loud felt like failure. Like...
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...
The Change is Normal (But Hard Nonetheless)
“My body is a mess,” I told my nurse practitioner. “I’m bloated, my cycle is crazy off, I’m getting some of the worst headaches I’ve ever had, and I’m...
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Brain Re-Train + Chocolate Chip Banana Bread Scones
When asked, “How are you? Really, how are you doing?” I imagine most of us in this overseas life would have a complicated answer. Perhaps the answer would change...
Long-Term Investment + Baked Oatmeal
Our first two years living overseas were the worst of our marriage. There was culture shock, cooking fails, language barriers, and so many other obstacles. I spent the better...
Longing for Certainty
I’m not sure that I should be the one writing this piece. This past year, the question of staying has been on my mind frequently, and not with any...
Always Watching + Fish Tacos
Recently, our oldest, nearly 12, asked me, “Mom, I thought we were ‘m’s.’ How come I don’t see you sharing the Gospel with a lot of people?”...
