Dear God, Tonight, they gave up. I\’ll be honest, that\’s hard for me to swallow. I had started to have hope. I had started to believe that at least he was going to make those hard decisions. But she was like that deceitful woman in Proverbs that You told us about… and he was noContinue reading “Dear God, I Guess It\’s Over,”
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Dear God, You Saw That, Right?
Dear God, \”It\’s not fair that you\’re going to help him and not me.\” That\’s the text message I got from the girl I have poured my life into for the past two weeks after she walked away and said by her actions that she didn\’t need us anymore. I guess You saw that, right?Continue reading “Dear God, You Saw That, Right?”
Dear God, That Was an Expensive Gallon of Milk,
Dear God, Remember the Satuday before last when I went up to the gas station to get a gallon of milk? It was about 8:30 at night and we were getting home late and Elliott was ready for bed but, alas, no milk. I decided to just drive up to the gas station and pick upContinue reading “Dear God, That Was an Expensive Gallon of Milk,”
Dear God, I Don\’t Think I Get It,
Dear God, Sometimes in life we have beautiful stories to tell. Stories of redemption and faith and renewed hearts. Stories of eyes opened and wounds healed. Today is not one of those days for us. A week ago last night, you brought a young couple into our lives that we had high hopes for. WeContinue reading “Dear God, I Don\’t Think I Get It,”
Confessions of a Missionary Part Dos: I have a [real] tattoo.
Whew! I\’ve wanted to say that for a long time. To some of you, this is a shock. Maybe I even just dropped a few notches in your book.To some of you, you wonder what the big deal is. You have twelve tattoos and you\’re getting another one tomorrow.And some of you just don\’t care.Continue reading “Confessions of a Missionary Part Dos: I have a [real] tattoo.”
The American [Bad] Dream
We are \”living the American dream\”. [By we, I mean Richard and me.] We have what people work for and dream of. We have what people leave other countries and move here to pursue. We own our home [or at least we\’re buying it from the bank]. We have a beautiful, healthy baby boy. We haveContinue reading “The American [Bad] Dream”
Thankful Thursday/Journal Entry Combo
It\’s been, well, Thursday. I have been trying to decide all day what I want my Thankful Thursday post to be about. It\’s not that I don\’t have anything to be thankful for. I have a ridiculous amount of things to be thankful for. I\’m just in a bit of a slump. You\’ve been there,Continue reading “Thankful Thursday/Journal Entry Combo”
Journal Entry: Brazil
January 4, 2011Amazonas, Brazil Just one more week in Brazil and I have mixed emotions. I\’m not really read to leave the country because I want to be here doing ministry, getting started at least. But at the same time, it will be nice to see family again and be home. I\’m struggling with aContinue reading “Journal Entry: Brazil”
Stupid Elbow
Sometimes, I don\’t want to be called a Christian. Yep. You read that correctly. But the reason I don\’t want to be called a Christian is not because I don\’t want to be associated with Christ. As a matter of fact, it\’s the exact opposite: I DO want to be associated with Christ. Unfortunately, ChristiansContinue reading “Stupid Elbow”
Envy
I was browsing through some blogs today that left me with this strange feeling [accompanied by tears in my eyes on more than one occasion]. I couldn\’t tell what the feeling was at first but then it hit me. It was envy! But that didn\’t make sense at all because what I was reading wasContinue reading “Envy”
S T R E A M S + T H O R N S 