“Well, how about this. How about you go ahead and start the medicine. Let’s see how you do on it. Then, we can make a decision from there. Who knows? It might not agree with you and all this worry will be for nothing. We won’t know until you start. We can figure out the …
How Far I’ll Go
There is a dusty, dirt road near my parents’ house that is the perfect road for a good run. The grid of roads in this area are marked out in perfect 1 mile distances, making it easy to chart a path. My running schedule has been sporadic so each time I put on my running …
What Do You Want to Learn
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 …
Missionary Work – The Troubles We Experience
“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 …
God Loves Me
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 …
The Fine Line
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 …
5 Life Lessons Learned From Expat Life
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 …
The Refining Fire
The Refiner’s Fire paints such a beautiful picture for us. You might have heard the story before about the woman who goes to a silversmith to watch the process of refining silver. The Refiner’s Fire As she watched the silversmith, he held a piece of silver over the fire and let it heat up. He …
Overlooking the Savior
I’ve been challenged this year to remember. To dig deep into all of Easter. To not overlook any part of the story. It is easy for me to overlook parts of the story. I know… missionary overlooks Easter! But I detest the blood and gore. I deeply feel the pain and loneliness. I do not …
