This past year I’ve been praying for some new directions in my personal walk with the Lord. For months as I engaged my regular routines and requirements I felt a vague restlessness coupled with the disturbing question, “What if this is all there is to my life? Is it...
Life is fragile. You never know When tragedies come Or when people will go. Baby boy Born too soon You were so fragile-looking Shiny, tiny, breathless, lifeless. How I longed to hold you But I was afraid That I might break you more. I awoke in the middle of...
Being far from home when the holidays roll around can be pretty emotional. One year in particular, we were all feeling nostalgic, lonely, and pretty low on the excitement scale, until we received a care package full of home-baked goodies. That is not the best part, though. Let me...
Twelve years ago, I wrote an article for Women of the Harvest about transition. At the time,I was one year into our first overseas assignment. I look back now and I smile, thinking, “What did I know about transition then?” But I am encouraged by what God taught me...
