I find it slightly ironic that I am writing a post about what I learned this winter as I sit in a room grateful that even though my air conditioner quit today, I am not swimming in sweat. Being an Iowa girl, I am sad to say I did not even miss the snow and cold one bit. Maybe it […]
For being a gal who loves traveling and lives overseas, I gravitate to comfortable. I don’t like messy. The thing is, I am finding that following Jesus requires stepping out of my comfort zone. Life with Jesus gets messy. One thing I love about books is they often give me a nudge in the right direction. In the comfort of my chair, I am challenged […]
Around Christmas time, I was reading a book where the main character’s best friend kept encouraging her to go to Texas to take care of some conflict in the main character’s past. The main character adamantly refused to go. Being a good friend, her best friend asked her if she had prayed about it. The main character refused to pray […]
(photo credit goes to my honey) I have always loved quotes. They are jotted down every where- on the edge of a bulletin, in my notebook, or even typed up on my computer in a file. Some of them are found in the clippings section of my kindle. Every once in while, I take a moment to look through these notebooks and clippings. […]
Sane: (adj) Of Sound mind; not mad or mentally ill Reasonable; sensible (Definition of sane according to the Oxford New American Dictionary) This time of year I am usually ready for it to not be cold outside. This year I am would welcome some cooler weather. Living in West Africa, we have two seasons- rainy and dry. Right now we are in […]