Incredible are the moments that everything stands still and a memory fights its’ way to the surface of your mind…and instantly you are transported to that exact moment in time as if it was just yesterday. Some moments can be painful. The never ending cycle of memories after a loved one passes away is particularly … Continue reading transported
Adventures
kryptonite
I have a problem. Actually it’s pretty big…seeing as how it includes 8 people…not just myself… You know how Superman’s greatest weakness is kryptonite? Well…my kryptonite would be having the support, laughter and community of a team around me 24 hours a day…then losing it once we are home. What I still miss is the … Continue reading kryptonite
chosen
I’ve spent many years in orphanages…I’ve spent a lot of time with orphans. But I’ve only been chosen three times…the third time was 2 weeks ago today in Haiti. The walk to the orphanage was brutal. The sun was so bright my sunglasses barely cut it. I’d burnt myself earlier in the morning, and with … Continue reading chosen
overview…haiti style
January 12, 2010 was a horrifying day for Haiti. The earthquake killed 300,000 people, left 250,000 children without one or both parents, and displaced 1.5 million out of its population of 10 million. As staggering as that all is…it was just one in a long list of natural disasters, political unrest and a myriad of … Continue reading overview…haiti style
sometimes
Sometimes God crashes into your world and you are caught completely by surprise. We see him. We hear him. Maybe even catch a scent of our Savior. Other times…we ignore him. Content with our home, car, family, job, activities…we replace our beautiful Savior with the life we are living on this planet. Ironically, the life … Continue reading sometimes
molding me
Sometimes I cannot help but relive things that have shaped me. Events sometimes send me in that direction and as God molds us, it can be so very painful…but in the end and looking back things have done so much to make me into the woman I am today. So…I have a story, about the … Continue reading molding me
reality
Yesterday I realized that I am struggling with reality. Probably due to the fact that some teammates talked me into watching Inception on our long Russia flight. Excellent movie with some great out of the box thoughts, and ironically really pertinent to what someone goes through after being on an international mission trip…which is the … Continue reading reality
a gift…
Gifts come in many forms...birthdays, Christmas, time, people...2 days ago, in Russia, God gave me a gift of presence. I am in Russia...we left on Nov 2 and we return Nov 12 (just in case you feel a need to come welcome us home :)). For the last several years I have sponsored a young … Continue reading a gift…
giddy, seriously!
Sometimes I take a look at my life and I wonder, ‘God, why do I get the honor to do that for you?’ This week, it is in light of what I spent my time doing in Joplin on Tuesday and Wednesday. Last June, I was taking my first team to Joplin to work on … Continue reading giddy, seriously!
reminiscing
Wow! It’s been a long couple of weeks! We leave for Russia in only 17 days! Getting that close makes me reminisce on the last 8 years. This trip will be…a lot of trips for me…but it is not me I travel for. I travel for the kids that I have friendships with and love, … Continue reading reminiscing
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