Some years ago when we were living in Burundi, we were having visitors over for dinner. I fussed and fussed. I felt a bit insecure in my cooking abilities and…
It’s no secret, I love to read and study. It’s a discipline that my parents instilled in me many years ago. My books of choice were Peanuts comics back then.…
I remember one of my favorite things to say to my three older kids when they were growing up was, "Be nice." Sometimes it felt nearly impossible to get through…
I love reading. It’s something my parents cultivated in me as a child. My preferred choice of books at the time were Peanuts comic books. I read them by the…
When bad things happen it's easy to fall prey to the thinking of, "Why me?" Our family has gone through the wringer with bad things happening in recent months/years. We've…
I know that not everyone will like or appreciate me in this world. That's normal, right? In my mind, I know this, but my heart doesn't like it. Not one…
Processes and procedures, those are two words that I don’t like. When I hear the famous, “trust the process” or “follow procedure” I know it means to wait. No one…
Nothing’s perfect. We can try, and we do, work to bring help to those in need. But, it will never be enough. There will always be one more. It’s tempting…
It’s been a long time coming. I arrived here in Lilongwe on Saturday after a thankfully uneventful flight. As I disembarked and made my way through customs and baggage claim,…
I rarely travel without my husband and daughter. That is, until this past year-and-a-half when I’ve had to take a couple of trips without them. In February last year, I…
