The Big Picture; My Seeing God

October 2, 2013

Isn’t it so easy to sit down and wallow in the negative things that inevitably happen in our lives? We can easily get caught up in the little things that aren’t “right,” but all that does is drag us down. From way down there in the “depths of despair,” it can be difficult to see […]

Life-Changing Video

September 4, 2013

Howdy! Don’t judge… No one says that up here, so I have to get my fix in somehow.It’s the little things, guys. We’ve been keeping busy, as you would expect from a couple of students. This weekend we cranked out three papers a piece, a week and a half of reading, and a whole book. […]

Joti Stories

August 26, 2013

Well, the first week of classes is over, and the second week begins. This week has been filled with so much information, it would take many blog posts to cover it all. Some of it has been simply how things work here, what is expected, who you need to talk to, where you need to […]

One Week

August 17, 2013

It’s been one whole week since we arose before the sun, packed the last of our earthly belongings into our car, loaded the car onto a transport, and hit the open road on our next big adventure. By God’s grace, there were no tears that morning, just heartache. I admit, I actually enjoyed the drive. […]

It’s Beautiful to Feel

August 7, 2013

Have you ever been so full of love that you feel like your heart my actually burst if you just add one more drop? Well, I have. I feel like that now. I felt like that yesterday. And I’ll probably keep feeling like for a little time yet. All week long, we’ve been purposefully spending […]

Sweet Time

August 1, 2013

Josh has been representing NTMA at the AirVenture show in Oshkosh, Wisconsin since Sunday. He’s been sharing his testimony, talking about airplanes almost nonstop, meeting new people, and getting people excited about the work that NTM does through aviation. It’s exhausting, but I’m pretty sure he’s having a good time. While Josh has been away, […]

Box Mania

July 18, 2013

For those of you who don’t know, Josh is a packer. By that, I mean that I don’t ever seal a box closed when we’re packing; I leave it for him. I pack 3 boxes, he comes home and redoes it so it all fits in 1 box. It’s some kind of witchcraft, I think. […]

Real.

July 8, 2013

Things are getting real around here. Josh and I went to PFO {pre-field orientation} last week, and spent ten days learning about the ins and outs of NTM, how they work, and how to transition from culture to culture well. I almost can’t believe it. In my mind, going to PFO was the “end” of […]

Crown of Beauty

June 12, 2013

I am the queen of list-making, and always have been. There’s something empowering about crossing something off your list, and seeing that you have accomplished something at the end of the day. I make to-do lists, packing lists, shopping lists, you-name-it lists! I even write stuff on my list that I’ve already done, just so […]

Postponed

February 18, 2013

That’s the word they used when they called us, and broke our hearts. After our {encouraging} interview at the NTM home-office a couple weeks ago, we received a phone call telling us that the Associate Board had decided we would benefit from another year of training; and so our fast-track to PNG at the end […]