Life as I Know It

The Wonders Jet Lag Conjures

I must be sleep-surfing the net right now because I cant believe my eyes. Since my biological clock in completely out of whack I am wide awake at this ungodly hour (4:45 am)and decided to catch up on email. I subscribe to a DC events email called “The List, Are You on It” that sends…

Brian

I love that Brian and I both have a heart for missions. You know, when we first started dating he said he would “never go on a foreign mission trip” because we had needs here in our own country. Well, never say never! He has since been on 2, this being his third mission trip….

Prayer Requests

Hi friends- I imagine that we could really use your prayers right now. If you would like to have a list of specifics to pray through, please click here. But at this point I ask that you would say a prayer for patient endurance for each member of our team Pray that we are supernaturally…

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

JESS, GUY, STEPH, MATT, CHRISTI, LUKE, COLLEEN, RICK: WE MISS YOU!!! In 2009 I resolve to…. Be Healthy and Lose at LEAST 20 lbs Go to at LEAST 2 concerts Write and attempt to publish at LEAST 2 articles Share the truth about Jesus with at LEAST 2 people who have never heard Give more…

Rescue

Some people may relate the idea of rescue to missions. I can see how one would make this connection. Maybe there is rescue from illness, persecution, slavery…. Maybe there is rescue from sin, death and punishment… When I think of rescue in terms of missions, I think of one thing only: God is rescuing humanity,…

Soundtrack

So you know I have laboriously chosen a diverse playlist for the trip. While I will not reveal all of my musical secrets I will share a few. CLICK HERE TO VIEW A FEW SONGS FROM THE KENYA TEAM CD (must have itunes)

Christmas at SURFCiTY

I stumbled on this video today when Jesus became my friend on Facebook. A church in Australia made this video and I am moved and inspired. I hope more churches will grab on to this type of vision. The body of Christ is global, it has no walls and no doors. We are all one…

The Night

I am afraid of the night. There. I said it. I have always been afraid of the night, ever since I was small. I think being afraid of the dark is a bit different than being afraid of the night. Ive been in dark places and felt no fear, its when the sun goes down…

Fun Time Friday

You have to see this to believe it. No Words…. No Words at all… THANKS CARI!!! THE EXPLANATION (THIS IS NOT FROM MY CHURCH BTW.) This was the opening video for our Student Fall Retreat called “You’ve Got Talent.” Everyone is asking what inspired this. Here is goes… 1) We needed a great opening video…

Results Episode

So in preparation for my momma coming to town for Christmas, I tried my hand at the afore mentioned snowflake Christmas cookies. Below is the result. They taste as good as they look 😉 Tip: If you make these cookies do NOT use tea cake dough. Resist your inner southerner and just say no. Use…