Benjamin and I celebrated the anniversary of our first date last night with some delicious Culver’s ice cream. As we were sitting there in the restaurant, I kept thinking about our relationship – about how much it has changed and how much we have changed. We have grown so much, but still… Benjamin just doesn’t […]
These “life along with us” posts are a tiny peek into our lives to see how we are being stretched and grown by our loving Lord. We don’t always stretch happily, but God always finds ways to teach us more about Himself through it by leading us back to the truth in His Word. So, […]
“We are prone to forget and neglect Christ because we simply do not grasp how desperately we need him.” – Jon Bloom I read that quote on Instagram the other day and was floored. Could a better description of my life right now be found? For the past few weeks, I have been struggling to […]
Not long ago, our church organized a day called “The 24 Hour Day of Prayer.” People in the church signed up for a half hour segment in which to pray. Missionaries volunteered for the hours we were sleeping. And every week people were signing up. Except me. I snuck past that table like a spy […]
In March of this year, I got a new sister. She was almost 16 years old. And she radically changed my life. Fida has changed the way our family talks, the way we hang out, definitely the amount we know about Albania!… And she has given us such a beautiful picture of what God’s love […]
So, teacher, custodian, businessman, salesman, mechanic, interior designer, musician, stay at home mom, barista… How was your day on the mission field? In Mark 16:15, Jesus told His disciples, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature.” His last words, found in Matthew 28:19 say, “Go therefore and make disciples of […]
Babies, babies, babies! Benjamin and I don’t have any of our own, but we happen to have quite a few nieces and nephews, including a brand new baby nephew! Most of them are toddlers nowadays, but they were pretty cute babies once upon a time, and I had some fun going through some old pictures […]
Well, the Olympics are over and my evenings are empty. Sigh. The end of the Olympics is always such a let down. Two more years we have to wait to see anything like it again! And this year was even worse for me because I am home a lot more than I ever have been, […]
My dad told me once that there is no such thing as a creative person. He said that if you looked at every single individual on the whole planet from the day God made Adam and Eve to the present and even the future, you would not find one person that was creative. Not one. […]
“Why don’t you put the dishes over there?” “Why can’t you just listen?” “Why do you always do that?” “Why can’t we get along?!” Dating, engagement, and even the first couple of months of marriage are made of beautiful, purple sunsets — so much so that when real life arrives, it hits most couples with […]