How did I know?
"How did you know what you were supposed to do?" My 11th-grade daughter asked about my choice to be a missionary. What a loaded question. "You always seem to know…
Spiritual growth comes as a result of our growing in relationship with God. As we get to know Him, we become more like Him. Spiritual growth isn’t a process that ever ends for the believer. We continue to grow as long as we are on planet earth.
Don’t leave snow in the corner
My father was a builder. He was good at his job. It wasn’t until later in life that I appreciated how skilled he was. He never finished high school in…
What’s a visa? When you live at the mercy of immigration.
Photo by Nataliya Vaitkevich on Pexels.com Do you ever feel like you are always at the mercy of what is happening around you? I have, many times. For nearly 38…
I don’t like debt but I had a green carpet
We got married a few years before we moved to Africa. We bought a small townhouse from a lovely older couple. Because we spent all that we had on the…
Family dysfunction, a tangled web
Do you think family dysfunction is a new thing? I just finished reading the story of Abraham and Sarah. And while I've read their account many times, I'm still confounded…
I was a wallflower
A long time ago, I was a wallflower. I was quiet and kept to myself in a crowd. I’m still like that from time to time. When I’m in a…
Just because
Did you ever think that God does what He does for you just because He loves you? I was reading this morning in Genesis 19 about the destruction of Sodom.…
Let’s go on a walk
I love going on a walk. In the past, I’d combine walking with running but my knees began to complain. So, I took up walking instead and later on learned…
Sweeping up 2024, I’m living close on purpose
We’re sweeping up the remaining days of 2024. I’m not much into resolutions or quick-fixes, as you are already aware. I have a “steady as she goes” approach to life.…
It’s not that deep
”It’s not that deep.” My daughter said. I was having trouble organizing something on my cell phone and couldn’t figure a certain setting. Enter my 16-year-old who pushed a few…
