The truth is…

February 26, 2018

My friend recently told me that she always knows how I am feeling because it’s written on my face. I’ve never been good at hiding how I am doing. I suppose whether that is a good or bad thing, depends on the situation. So, in true form, I am going to be completely honest. […]

When little kids can communicate better than you…

October 2, 2017

When you were a kid, did your family have “the grownup table” and “the kid table” at large gatherings? I was the baby of my cousins for most of my life, so I don’t think I ever really graduated to “the grownup table”. But I do remember, when I was really little, wandering into the […]

It was bound to happen…

June 8, 2017

I am actually surprised that it did not happen sooner. After being here six and a half weeks, I misspoke and said the complete opposite of what I had wanted to say. My first, of what I am sure will be many, big blunders. Obviously, I have said lots of things incorrectly. I am just […]

My Medical Adventure

August 9, 2016

I’ve had lots of questions regarding my allergic reaction last month, so I figured that I would write a blog about it. As moving time quickly approaches, I’ve had many medical appointments. One of the biggest things that needs to be done before going are vaccinations. Typical for anyone traveling, right? I wasn’t worried […]

Becoming

March 20, 2016

This morning I helped out in children’s ministry at my home church. I was in the 2 and 3 year old class. There is a sweet little girl who is still warming up to the idea of being left in children’s ministry while her parents are in church. She isn’t a crier. She just stays […]

‘See ya later’

October 8, 2015

My dear friend and linguistics partner, Asmara, is German. Recently, while driving to our language session, we were talking about our time in Oklahoma coming to an end. We talked about how we were anxious to go ‘home’. We both meant Missouri. Not Maine. Not Germany. She then taught me some German. (Please don’t […]

A Simple Conversation

August 21, 2015

“Hello! How are you?” “Ok, and you?” “Ok.” This is a conversation from the other day. My linguistics partner and friend, Asmara, and I, cheered at our victory. We were able to have an actual exchange in Cherokee with our language helper, Lorene. We communicated with her in her heart language, and there were big […]

Chapter Breaks

May 2, 2015

When reading a chapter book, usually the best place to pause your reading is at a chapter break, right? Well, I have learned that the ‘chapter breaks’ of life provide a great time to pause and reflect over what God has done. As the end of the semester approaches, the realities of the next chapters […]

This Crazy Thing Called Ling

February 16, 2015

Linguistics. According to dictionary.com, linguistics is defined as “the science of language, including phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, pragmatics, and historical linguistics.” Let me tell ya, it’s so much more than that. I remember hearing about the Linguistics course offered here at the Missionary Training Center (MTC), for the first time, a few years ago. […]

Overwhelmed and Humbled

May 22, 2014

This afternoon I was brought to tears… Today I was brought to tears. I am not sure that I can put into words exactly what is going through my mind, but I am going to try. Over 10 years ago, I found out that there were still people in this world who had never heard […]