“Cease from striving.” ‘I’m not striving, I’m working.’ “Cease from striving.” ‘These are good things!’ “Cease from striving.” ‘What does that even mean? How do I cease from striving when I have so much on my plate?’ “Cease from striving.” This has been my dialogue with God over the last two years. A simple whisper.Continue reading “In the Ceasing: Letting Go of All the Striving”
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Behind the Picket Fence
She stood there, cautiously baring her heart to me. Her words said to me that she thought I had it together. She thinks I know what the heck I’m doing every day when I wake up and all the things from near and far are calling my name. Instantly my mind went back to aContinue reading “Behind the Picket Fence”
Missionary Rehab
I sat alone in our new-to-us car and I banged my hands on the steering wheel and yelled at God that I was angry that this was happening. That I didn’t want this car or these plans or these good-byes. I let Him know straight up that it was unfair because we had planned ourContinue reading “Missionary Rehab”
That Time We Moved to Mexico
I love to write. It’s something God has gifted me with and I love to use it to share what He’s doing in and through His Body in the jungle. I’m passionate about it. But something I’ve noticed in this social-media-saturated culture is that people are overwhelmed by media. Pictures, articles, words. They are allContinue reading “That Time We Moved to Mexico”
His Kingdom, Right Here {Part 2}
“Play it cool,” I thought, as I fumbled along the unfinished road with the dignified wife of the former Amazon Governor. She in her high-heels and me in my flip-flops plodding our way to the notary public just five minutes out from closing time. “What in the world am I doooooing??” I thought to myselfContinue reading “His Kingdom, Right Here {Part 2}”
His Kingdom, Right Here {Part 1}
It was about three years ago last month that God brought one of the most incredible women I’ve ever met right to our front door. It was dark out and we were settling down into our wooden home at the end of a crumbling road in a crumbling society. We opened the door with hesitationContinue reading “His Kingdom, Right Here {Part 1}”
The Ugly Side of Adoption
If you find yourself encouraged, follow my new blog at http://www.streamsandthorns.com for more posts like this one. I found this entry the other day while randomly flipping through an old journal: “January 2, 2013 Today, sort of in passing and sort of without even realizing it, I prayed a prayer. ‘Do something great through me… No matterContinue reading “The Ugly Side of Adoption”
One Year Later
In some ways it seems like yesterday and in others it seems like decades, but it was in fact one year ago today that we left behind what we knew as “home” to begin a new journey, four years in the making. Looking back, I feel like we were just babies, taking our first steps.Continue reading “One Year Later”
Five Minute Friday: Home
It\’s Friday again and that means I\’m linking up with Lisa-Jo for Five Minute Friday. Five minutes of writing from the heart. Go. I don’t know where it came from, but I remember it clearly, sitting on the wooden shelf behind the sofa in the house I spent some of my most formative days asContinue reading “Five Minute Friday: Home”
The Most Wonderful Time of the Year
It\’s time again. The most wonderful time of the year! That is still how we see it, right? Despite the shopping lists and the overbooked calendars and the credit card bills and the cooking that needs to be done, it\’s still the most wonderful time of the year, isn\’t it? Living outside of the USContinue reading “The Most Wonderful Time of the Year”
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