Every year about this time, I travel to a country in South America called Ecuador. To many, it may seem like another Latin American country, but to me, it is so much more. I’ve spent many years [...]
Do you ever worry about tomorrow? Maybe I’m the only one, but sometimes I wonder if I can handle tomorrow and everything it will bring. As I sat on the plane heading to Quito, Ecuador, I [...]
Have you ever done or said something and suddenly or soon thereafter wished you could take it back or have a redo? Unlike TV shows or fantasy fiction we cannot undo the past. In fact, one of the [...]
Have you ever felt like God designed you for a specific time and place? Somewhere He put you on purpose? On Sunday evening, just over four weeks ago, I looked out over a field of grass, dirt, and [...]
There were a lot of great things on the blog in 2015! A few highlights include… The collaborative series posted during the spring on Dating. Be sure to check out Pam’s perspective, [...]
“Never say goodbye because goodbye means going away and going away means forgetting.” ― J.M. Barrie, Peter Pan In early July I flew to Florida and joined 19 others, most of us meeting [...]
I have many thoughts running through my head this morning, in no particular order, as I sit in my sunny kitchen soaking up the warmth of the rays on my face. You know the saying, “The first year [...]
“God loves you and has a wonderful plan for your life.” It sounds so comforting. But how do you tell that to your friend or family member who is suffering through hardship? I was talking [...]
How is it that I have been traveling on missions trips for 10 years and I still learn something new every trip I make? You would think after all this time I would be an old pro at traveling. [...]
The team in Ecuador is in their final week. They plan to return home on Sunday, August 3rd. Their time with the kids this week (and throughout the whole trip) has been fantastic. In [...]