Friendship Needs + Super Creamy Hummus
I’ve shared on here before that our first 2 years on the field were rough, as they typically are for many. So many things to adjust to—new language, new...
Category: Relationships
You Belong Here Too
My friend recently posted a picture on Instagram and I almost wept at the memories. It was an image of me standing at a wedding with arms draped around...
Icing and Mochas
I was watching them play from the window, wiping (licking) my fingers from the frosting I had just finished putting on my 8-year-old’s birthday cake. It was the first...
The Spiritual Community You’ve Been Longing For
When you think about your relationship with God, what comes to mind? Perhaps you’re in a place of intimacy and joy. You’re discovering the never-ending depths...
For the Love of Reading
The Disney classic Beauty and the Beast scared me growing up, but I adored the library scenes. You know the ones I mean? Belle greets her...
Cue the Intro Music…
As a mom of 4 I was used to getting attention for the circus that was anytime we went out. But this day as I pushed the grocery cart...
Community Goes Both Ways
Perhaps like some of you, my Christian college years were colored with lots of language about intentional community, incarnational ministry, and walking with the poor. Due in large part...
Not My Own
I still remember her grabbing my hands and leading me to a back bedroom to hand it to me. It was a check for the exact amount I had...
Questions to Deepen Relationships
One of the biggest blessings of raising support to live and serve overseas is the team of people who come around and alongside our family on this journey....
Ask Me, I’m Ready!
The idea of writing a list of questions we would like to be asked is immediately appealing to me. I love a list! And intentionality! And making loving each...
