This is NOT a plea for care packages OR a complaint of the packages we have already received. I’ll just lay that out there at the front end of this post so we are all on the same page. This is NOT a secret way of asking anyone to send us anything! Or in writing…
I am no expert on the topic of the stages of culture shock. Not at all. I’m truly just walking through it. Walking through these first years of culture shock. Navigating the unknown and walking through some big, ambiguous block of new culture awareness, self-discovery and spiritual growth. I wish I knew more, had prepared…
I’ve been thinking about all the things that look different to us now that we are living on the field. I mentioned a few in our first term discoveries post. But the more I think about it, the more different things I see, especially into our second term. Things that are making us think differently…
I found these old pictures of Elayna from her very first day of Kindergarten. Isn’t she adorable? The sweet look on her face. The anticipation of new things. The feeling of being grown up and riding the bus with the other kids. The excitement of finally being old enough for SCHOOL! The years of preschool…
Sometimes you just need a few decision making tools that are practical, helpful and beneficial for real life. Don’t you love decision time? #insertlaugh Big decisions. Small decisions. Hard decisions. I had a few medical decisions to make, a decision about a new project, when to start doing something, when to stop doing something… things…
We are officially over half way through our first term living overseas. Time flies when you are having fun… er… learning 100 new things every single day. The first term of a missionary living overseas is so unique. It is an intense roller coaster that never ends. It is a marathon that will push you…
One thing I’ve learned about this journey is that every single day will bring something we didn’t expect. Scheduling is a loosely put together group of time… nothing is in stone because every day is different. Something will happen that will come out of no where. Our feet hit the floor each day expecting the…
Since I was a young girl, I’ve helped raise money for Speed the Light. Speed the Light is the giving focus for the youth in Assemblies of God churches all over the United States. Together, youth raise money to buy vehicles for missionaries. And it is AWESOME. STL is a blessing that benefits the Kingdom…
3 Weeks in Africa And now 6 Months. 18 months away from our passport country. 2 continents. Insane travels. Residency in another place. A faraway place. Amazing. New language. New church built. Team hosted. House settled. Second holiday season passed… Puppy fun. The Bible placed into the hands of our guard for the first time….
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