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Two Constants…
I am six (or five depending how you count it) days away from leaving my family and county for a second time in less than a year. Swaziland is right around the corner and I have been consistently asked...
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What a check can’t do…
My bags are all packed. Gifts for the kids are stashed away. Last minute errands done. Family night planned for one last hurrah and then tomorrow I will slip away in the early morning hours and begin...
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Strugglin….
As with any mission trip taken, single words become themes while one is away – “strugglin” is one that has followed me home this year. There is the jet lag, the fatigue, readjustment to noise levels,...
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Second thoughts…
My second full day here alone at home again was a little better then the first. Nerves are settling a bit as the familiar ebb and flow of our home return. My mind is still distracted, though, by small...
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Sandile…
Inspired by my team mate Josh’s post about one of the little guys on our visit (http://joshua-asforme.blogspot.com/2012/08/corduroy-and-trust.html?spref=fb) I want to take time to introduce you to...
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Available…
I will tell you what – do you ever feel like God is just trying to pound you with a lesson or truth or perspective? Can I get an amen? It has been nine days since I set foot on American soil and I’d...
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The pits….
Reflecting on the last few weeks, its hard to believe I have only been home for three. So much has happened. Jet lag recovery, trip processing, getting life back on track here at home, schooling...
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Mission Sunday Video
Just a quick note and link to the video shared at our church on Mission Sunday. So thankful to get to share a part of my heart, my teams heart and the beautiful kids we get to serve.
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Stupid pride…
I’ve been nursing a raw spot since yesterday. Licking a wound that I’m positive was not even intentional. My pride got bruised, maybe a bit scraped up. As I’ve been sitting here running the offending...
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Beyond busted…
I have no idea why I am going to share what I’m about to share, except for the fact that it has continued to make me laugh and remind me to be honest in front of my kids even if it hurts my pride. I...
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Standards…
The kids got to bed late tonight – past 10:00 – and I had gotten home from the store not to long before that which upset an already late bed time occurring. Long story short, I ended up sitting with...
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For her sake…
The house is very quiet tonight and was most of the day. Steve went to bed and my little people are with their grandparents for the next few days. We had a fun weekend together and now I am curled on...
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An Ode to My Husband…
Like so many other nights before this one, I am sitting at the dining room table telling myself I really should be in bed because of things to do tomorrow. Yet, I am busy in thought and puttering...
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Upper management…
Many times this week I have had this vision of a little cartoon guy flying a plane right at a mountain and then imagining the strength it takes to pull back on the stick to avoid crashing right into...
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Progress….not perfection
I have shared that statement above many times. Today it made itself abundantly clear in my life right up there with two steps forward, twelve steps back. Yes twelve. When you have children added into...
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Thankful, but…
Like most everyone else in America tomorrow, I will sit with my family around our table laden with too much food that took hours to prepare and talk about what I am thankful for. We already did a...
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Whom Shall I Fear?
Wow. It has been a long time since I have found time or energy to write much less complete a thought….I guess holidays do that. The past few months have been difficult for different reasons. Good news...
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Safe or not…
It is not a surprise by now to those of you who read my ramblings that I struggle with quite a few things…not all the time, but there are definitely themes that run through my life that pose continual...
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Husbands….love your wives…please
**Please note before reading this post that I am speaking from my own experience and that I realize many mom’s work and do other things. In no way is this post about a particular life style being...
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Wives…love your husbands…please
**Please note before you read this that, again, I am speaking from my own experience. I only know that in my own marriage this has been a big issue at times and the offender has been myself. My desire...
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