Heart Desires in Hard Seasons
The perfect, restful day for me is when I can sit for a few hours uninterrupted with a good book, coffee and some snacks by my side. Now, those...
Category: Stories
Trusting the One Who Holds All Things
It was in the final days of February 2020 when we crossed the border into our host country, Mozambique, after a month away in South Africa. When we entered...
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...
Embracing True Safety
A couple months into lockdown, we agonized over our decision to remain in our host country as the number of covid-19 cases rose rapidly in the capital. At the...
That Time We Got Bed Bugs
When did you know it was the right time to pare down all your earthly belongings to what you could fit in suitcases? For us it...
Learning Their Names
A couple of years ago, over the summer holidays, we explored a common feature of southern Victoria: the rock pools along the coast. Most of the bay coastline from...
A Tale of Two Skies
It was a tale of two skies that morning. In between my panting and my praise, I diverted from my morning’s walk to dodge the muddied...
Is It 3:00 AM Yet?
I was dragging my finger lazily over the bindings of books on our bookshelf in anticipation of a luxurious gift of nothing on my to do list. What book...
Language Learning to the Rescue
Pregnancy brain is a real thing, but I thought it couldn’t catch up to me. I took pride in my sharp, dependable memory. A few months into my first...
Celebrating in the Happiest Place in the World
According to several different polls, I live in one of the world’s happiest places. Where I live, people greet each other in elevators, doctors give you a kiss on...
