Discovering Grace in the Tension {The Grove: Integration}
I just completed my seventh Trans-Pacific flight for 2018. I don’t think my “M” heroes would ever write a statement like that! They were the ones who, when they were “called” to a life overseas, packed all of their belongings in a casket as they were sold out to taking the Good News to far off […]
It Has Everything to Do with Hope
Last fall, while attending pre-field training that took us deep into the wilderness, one of my teammates reached a place where she was certain she could not go on. No amount of “you can do it” encouragement from us nor self-determination from herself could force the next step. It was all but over. That’s when […]
Troubleshooting The Soul
Awhile back I experienced a “shut-down”. It’s a simple phrase I’ve used for years in speaking with my husband and close friends to describe those periods when I’ve sensed myself abruptly losing motivation and experiencing an overload. All systems encompassed in what it is to be human: physical, emotional, mental, spiritual and relational seem to […]
Anger Integrated
I am angry. I am nervous just writing that out and the thought of posting it online where the world could see it is scary. In my experience anger is not an emotion that Christians are allowed to feel and admit freely. We can be frustrated, sure, and angry in snapshots but we are encouraged […]
This Week’s Theme: Integration
Finding chocolate chips is rare treat in many places. When suitcase space allowed, these precious gems were excitedly added to a bowl and mixed together with flour and eggs and sugar. The end result, soft and chewy cookies, were a grace gift after long days. Too often our life is compartmentalized, separating what we call […]