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In Every Season

In Every Season

August 2026, originally sent as I was flying from Sydney, Australia to Port Moresby! It’s hard to sum up the last four months in a concise way, so of course I’ll use the visual method below. I just visited a Bucee’s for the first time . . . somehow that ended up on my trip […]
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Making the Time to Finish Well

Making the Time to Finish Well

Tasks vs. Relationships I’ve always valued productivity. I mean, who doesn’t? The satisfying checking off of the to-do-list? But somewhere along the line, maybe with the arrival of my niece about 12 years ago, God taught me that people and relationships are worth more than tasks.   Sometimes it’s still a hard balance for me. […]
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The questions we’re asking God today

The questions we’re asking God today

Part of me wishes I had written this newsletter last weekend. I had had a great few weeks (pictures below), when I ran into some discouragements that kind of took the wind out of me. But today, as I was looking back at my prayer journal from 6 months ago, right before I returned to […]
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Sleep Deprived in Port Moresby

Sleep Deprived in Port Moresby

Originally published December 12, 2025 I’m not where I should be . . . or am I?I was planning on writing this update from Hoskins right before the ladies’ retreat I’m facilitating there starting tomorrow, but instead, I am still in the capital city, Port Moresby after three failed flight attempts to get to Hoskins. […]
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Six Newsletters in One!

Six Newsletters in One!

So many valuable lessons to learn! So as I’ve been considering what to write in this update, and I’ve gone back through the couple of thousand photos I took over the last month, I decided to write a newsletter with lots of little newsletters inside it. This last month was so full, that I can’t […]
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The Reliable Character of God

The Reliable Character of God

My current Bible Study, about the character of God, has been different than the ones we normally do about a specific book of the Bible. I can see God’s guidance and graciousness in pointing me toward this study for this season. There seems to be a lot that God is trying to teach me experientially […]
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Paradoxes, both and, the good and the bad

Paradoxes, both and, the good and the bad

Tonight, our power went out. Normally when that happens, it comes back on in a minute or two, but after 35 minutes and it being dark I started thinking about how grateful I was for the little chargeable light that I have, that I could carry around in order to continue with my evening’s activities. We […]
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He Shows Up

He Shows Up

Whenever I have the chance to lead a ladies’ retreat or take the time myself to spend a period of undistracted time reflecting before the Lord, I am amazed at His faithfulness to show up and lead and guide and reveal things to us, ways we can grow closer to Him. He’s there with open […]
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God Always Gives Us

God Always Gives Us

An Opportunity to Trust Him More The last month has been one of those valleys in my ministry, where I had a really hopeful December and had many optimistic goals as I reflected at the beginning of the year, but things have not turned out as I had hoped. I am challenged with remembering that […]
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