Some of my favorite summer memories growing up were sleeping over at my Grandma’s house and reading her Good Housekeeping magazines. I especially like the novella that was included in each magazine. It was liked reading a book in an hour or two. This week I am back at the house my Grandmother lived in. Instead of a Good Housekeeping novella, […]
Over the past few years, my husband and I have enjoyed reading books together. We will often be reading the same fiction books but separately. Since we don’t always read at the same pace, we will often try to get hints of future events out of the person who is ahead in their reading. That person is usually me. Other […]
The whole world is in transition whether we like it or not. States waver between opening and staying closed. People debate whether to wear a mask or not. Students are either worried whether school will start up again or relieved that it might be delayed. People are working to correct injustices made to minorities. How can we do better. Transition […]
I feel like April and May flew by, and then in June, time slowed down. I enjoyed the slower days. When my husband was home, we spent a lot of time dreaming and thinking about what’s next for us. Many mornings began with dodging rain drops on my run. I watched too many Hallmark movies and drank a lot of […]
It happened so quickly. My hand hit the off key on my computer and it crashed. The computer is not fixable by my techie husband and will need to go to an Apple store on the other side of the ocean. All of this could have been prevented if I would have thought through my actions or if I would […]
Back in 2015, I wrote a blog post called A Tribute to My Daughter. In the post, I talked about a dress W had bought for her senior banquet that never happened. W’s school had closed in during winter break because of security concerns. It was a time of unknowns for us in our area of the world. As I […]
As March comes to an end, I decided to sit down and process what I am learning in this season where life is no longer normal. I am a learner by nature, but often rush from one thing to the next never taking the time to reflect and appreciate what God has taught me. Each season has lessons to be learned-some seasons […]
My husband and I were on our evening walk when I noticed I could see the beach and downtown in the distance. It was a beautiful view, but something did not feel right. As we neared the bridge, I was devastated to see the trees and vegetation had been hacked away. The debris left to rot. On the other side of the bridge were most […]
In West Africa, we only have two seasons-rainy and dry. No winter-not even close. Currently, we have two more months of dry season, but I miss out linking up with those writing about what they learned this winter over at Emily P. Freeman. For me, it is taking time to see how God has been working, how life has been changing, and hopefully how I […]
Encouragement from Haggai
I was enjoying a lazy morning studying when the news came. Our country had its first confirmed case of COVID 19. It wasn’t a surprise. We knew it wasn’t a matter of “if” but “when” especially since bordering countries had confirmed cases. Even before the first case, precautions were set in place with extra hand washing and social distancing. But still I found […]