Tips, Resources and Encouragement
The want to learn. grow. change. mature. live. excel. step out. do more. Learning is always happening but it takes a certain amount of purpose to grasp the lessons, hold on and truly grow. I’ve decided that learning is always, always a good thing. I want to learn so many things. “There is no end to education. It is not… Read More
“Elayna, wash your feet… I think we just walked through a pile of gecko poop.” I’d looked down and saw a smashed dark spot and knew that one of our resident geckos had left us a present right in the doorway of the girls’ room. Sure enough, I had a matching black spot on my foot too. Gross. So not… Read More
I really could stop at that title. God loves me. But there is a story, as always, behind the title that is unfolding in this year of mending. I’m certainly not through learning from this story nor is God finished writing it. In keeping with sharing my journey, connecting you with missionary life… this story must unfold and be processed… Read More
I don’t know what I was thinking. Last Wednesday, I just stood up, put my running shoes on and ran a 5k. I hadn’t run a 5k since we lived in France almost a year ago. I hadn’t run more than a mile at one time in 5 solid months. And I up and decided to just run a 5k…. Read More
There are moments when I look at myself in the mirror and think, “Who is this person?” Oh, tell me you’ve been there, realizing that growth has happened in ways you never imagined and then wondering what on earth DID happen. The life lessons are endless and the teaching continues non-stop. Missionary life turns a great many, many things into… Read More
We don’t always like to think of the Refiner’s Fire at work in our lives. Being a mom and a wife is hard work. Taking care of a family, dealing with schedules, managing a household, balancing marriage and kids… Working, cooking, cleaning, teaching, carpooling, nursing, helping… I am sure I do not have to continue the list. I speak from… Read More