Keep the Unity

March 12, 2022

Originally published February 28, 2022 Ever since I can remember studying God’s Word, I’ve loved Ephesians 4, but studying it more in depth and with a group of ladies over the past few weeks has given it even more meaning. I tend to think of unity as something that happens when we work hard to […]

Why we do this . . .

November 17, 2021

I realized today, that for the last several days, I’d been dating my journal pages 10/11/21 or 10/13/21-with October instead of November. And then I noticed the same mistake in the spreadsheet I use to keep track of finances. When the weather is the same year round, it’s hard to remember what month it is! […]

As You Continue Trusting

July 10, 2021

(Originally written March 21, 21) It’s been a roller coaster these 3 ½ months that I’ve been back in Papua New Guinea. There have been a lot of great things in ministry, but maybe some discontentment leaking in in other areas. My life is not as full socially this term. Instead of being grateful for the free time, […]

The Whirlwind

December 15, 2020

Originally sent November 23, 2020 I found out a little over a week ago that the “mid-December” flight I had decided to try for, would actually be departing November 29 and arriving in PNG on December 2. As many of you know, I am a planner and that left me with two fewer weeks to […]

An Irritant in the Mouths of Oysters

December 11, 2020

originally written October 26, 2020 I feel like experience after experience, interactions and small world connections keep layering on top of one another. It’s hard to see clearly what it is God is up to, but I know with confidence that He is in control and sees clearly what my eyes have not brought into […]

Abundant Beautiful Full. And yet, I wait.

July 3, 2020

It’s fun to think back on the past 11 weeks, hard to believe it’s already been that long really. I’ve been able to eat sushi, poblano peppers stuffed with chorizo, my friend Sarah’s meatballs, peaches and watermelon. I’ve been able to celebrate my nephew’s 2nd birthday with a cow cake (which he tried to feed), my niece’s 6th birthday […]

Unbelief

April 17, 2020

First published April 1, 2020 I try to make a habit of reading through our missionaries’ updates, the newsletters from my co-workers. I want to know what’s going on with them and sometimes, with permission, I like to share their stories on our social media. A few weeks ago, I read one from a friend […]

Invested Lives

March 15, 2020

If you’ve followed my email newsletter (I send them about once a month. If you’re not getting them and would like to, let me know) you may remember that I’m doing a Bible Study Fellowship (BSF) study through Acts. Every few chapters it veers off to another book of the Bible— this week it was […]

It Takes Time

January 26, 2020

(Originally posted November 16, 2019) Something that has started to stand out to me as I continue in this Bible Study through Acts, is the amount of time that passes. In reading Acts before, I was under the impression that things happened one thing after the other in a matter of months. But in reality, […]

Just one job!

August 20, 2019

So on my recent trip to Australia on break with dear friends from home, we drove along the coast with breathtaking views around every curve (see video clip) and my friend who was driving on the left-hand side of the road/right-hand side of the car, told a funny story about how when you’re the driver, […]