“To be or not to be?” Perhaps the most iconic question ever posed, rivaling “Does God exist?” and “What is truth?” And it may be that Shakespeare, when he penned the infamous line in Hamlet, was pondering the very existence of God and absolute truth as he stared into the face of suffering. “To be … More To Be or Not to be
Writing is therapy. And it is my preferred form. I write in order to process and I process what I write. I am processing two monumental things that have recently happened. Nay. Three momumental things. Nope, many momumental things that have happened that I can’t possibly write comprehensively about, but I could very well bore … More Wake me up
I have exactly one week left of winter break before I start my baccalaureate studies back up for a new semester, and I have exactly one week of squishing in as many many friends to visit, movies to watch, books to read, sweets to bake, and homemade dinners to cook before this part of me … More Note To Self
A stunning view, an ocean breeze, and a Hindu altar can mean only one thing: we are in Bali. And as if it wasn’t good enough to just be in Bali, my in-laws (or “Chief” and “Duckie” as my children call them) have come from the other side of the world just to be with … More Our Restless Hearts
Preciousness awoke at the early morning sounds and asked me for a bowl of cereal that drove away my tired frown. Stubbornness opposed me with the quickest little feet my attempt to clean the soiled tushy to anywhere they could retreat. Beauty smiled at me with a grin from ear to ear as we played … More Motherhood
Jim Elliot, Hudson Taylor, C.T. Studd, Adoniram Judson, Lottie Moon, Amy Carmichael. You may or may not be familiar with any or all of these names, but they do all have one common bond: obedience to a calling. They traversed to the ends of the earth with great fervor driven by a, “passionate passion for … More The Whispers of God’s Call
This is quite a difficult post to write; I really have no idea where to start. I like to draw people in with something that captures their attention on the outset, but I’ve come up short. It is my heart to write about some of the things God teaches me and it is my hope … More The Plank In My Eye
“You’ve got no poker face.” Um, thank you? Should I be encouraged and take that as a compliment or be offended by the insensitivity of the comment? I’ve had many people say that to me so I know there’s possibly legit truth to it. Maybe that’s why I feel more comfortable dropping the pretenses, because … More Two Sinners Comprise One Marriage
We packed 10 suitcases, boarded a plane and now my family and I are two months into breathing, seeing, smelling, and living a new culture. Life in Southeast Asia as we know it is, well, I don’t quite even know how to describe it. Beautiful, crazy, exciting, unnerving and just plain scary, especially when … More Life in Southeast Asia has begun: a brief update
I love my two sons more than I can describe. My younger son Charlie (5 months) is laying beside me sucking on a toy and my older son Max (22 months) just picked a boogie out of his nose the size of New Mexico. I have great joy in staying home and caring for them. … More My Top 10 Verses as a Wife
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