What had we done? How to live above rejection
Stepping off the plane for the first time in Burundi, I wondered what we had gotten ourselves into. After our plane landed, I stood on the airport tarmac with my…
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About fundraising, a necessary skill I’m not good at
I said in a recent post that my husband and I are not good fundraisers. Learning how to fundraise should be taught as a class for misisonaries. Logic says that…
Typical girl dreams, and then I wondered how I got here.
When I was young, I had all the typical girl dreams. I wanted a handsome husband, a home, a career, and kids. Like anyone else, I dreamt of a beautiful…
I baked a cake today
The following poem, I baked a cake today, was written in 2009. I wrote it for our daughter Mandy when we celebrated one of her last birthdays in Africa. How…
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…
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…
Born to leave
This is something I wrote 21 years ago this month. I am remembering the firstborn. And I am remembering that our children are born to leave. I watched my son…
It was good
When we first landed in Africa in 1987, the wonder of our surroundings took our breath away. The setting was picturesque. We lived on the eastern shore of Lake Tanganyika,…
Supposing will cost you
“I suppose I can do this.” This was my initial thought when I first went to make mayonnaise. My dream was to have a sandwich with mayonnaise. And I was…
My career in banking
Early in life, as I tried to find my way, I decided to apply for a job as a bank teller. I'm not quite sure what possessed me to think…
