Short Term Missions – Long Term Changes
My first mission trip was last summer. It changed me forever. Here’s a post about what happened and what my plans are for 2018.
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B.A.M, Pain, and Jesus
It’s tough to get out of bed at 4:30am to make it to my 5 o’clock exercise class. On top of that, there are mornings like today when it takes everything I have just to keep going. But I love it. The feeling, the pain, sweat dripping, rapid heart rate, and even the red face. And … Continue reading
Impatient Frustrations
I was in line at a local fast food restaurant. The lines were long but usually this place was fairly quick. My blood sugar had dropped and I needed food to bring it up. And I was hungry. There was a car in front of me taking their sweet precious time it seemed. When they … Continue reading
A Broken Friendship and New Beginnings
From the moment I met her, I knew we would be good friends (let’s call her Megan). She was fun to be around, had similar values and beliefs, and we simply meshed. After we started getting to know each other, I also realized I could trust her. We spent the next several years growing closer … Continue reading
A Missing Characteristic in How People Respond to Tragedy
Why is it we feel the need to become the judge when a tragedy happens before we decide to have compassion? There is an important characteristic missing when hateful comments are made regarding a tragedy. Continue reading
The Imperfectly Perfect Mom
She brought a big bag of snacks for her kids, again. Sitting in the gym all day, this seems to be a good decision. But all it does is make me feel incompetent as a mother. She seems to never forget anything, never get ruffled, always looks cute, makes school lunches, cooks breakfast, has the … Continue reading
A Friendship: Lost and Found
I had lunch today with an old friend. We were tight back in the day and did most everything together. For a period of several years, she was my very best friend. We laughed together and cried together and we had each others’ back. Well, at least she had mine. I ended up hurting her. … Continue reading
Is Sorrow a Lack of Faith?
He told them, “My soul is crushed with grief to the point of death…” Mark 14:34a I was getting groceries one day when a wave of sorrow hit me. Tears stung my eyes. This period of my life was really hard and I was tired of acting like everything was okay. As I pushed my mostly … Continue reading
