A Lament
I began learning about lament a few years ago when I found myself thinking and feeling things that stood in opposition to what I knew to be true of...
Category: Pain and Trials
A Liturgy for Seasons of Lament
My soul is downcast O Lord And the weight of lament Is heavy in my bones I...
Do Justly, Love Mercy
Forgiveness is a struggle. And I have never struggled more than in this season. When I first came to the field, I was...
You’re Not the Only One
Anxiety was no stranger to me when I moved overseas eight years ago. I had struggled with anxiety back during my childhood and while I went...
Broken Bones, Broken Brains
My family has endured its fair share of broken bones, ranging from arms and wrists to elbows and fingers. One of the worst breaks occurred at a beautiful park...
Peace in the Passing
We came to our country of service with a 13-month-old in tow. After the first few months of unmet expectations of jumping into ministry with my husband, I declared...
When Rhinos Have Been Let Loose
I recently pulled out the two magazines stored in my cupboard and began clipping out pictures, anything that caught my eye, things that seemed to represent my current life...
He Names and Knows Our Loss
It comes in the quietest of moments and also in ones so publicly inconvenient. I swallow and avert my eyes, intentionally trying to push away the words that want...
The Business of Recreation
My family was already in a crazy, rocky season when the pandemic hit. We had been temporarily co-pastoring a church with another expat couple, found out that the permanent...
A Spacious Place
From wherever you might stick your “I am here” pin in the world map I have thumbtacked on my wall, have you felt trapped there? Fearful? Unsettled and restless...
