Welcome to My Living Canvas

Hi. I’m glad you found me.  A little about me…  Christ follower, wife, daughter, volunteer, missionary, employee, southerner, world traveler, music lover, cook, reader, writer, passionate, creative, loud, shy, visionary, idealist, silly, serious, sinfully reckless, wounded, humble, miraculously redeemed,  seeking open roads, the silver lining, and the opportunity of a lifetime. Like the rest of…

Stories from SE Asia

Thank you so much for supporting our mission trip to SE Asia. As you know, we partnered with Compassion International children’s ministries to complete construction projects and teach English classes. A typical day began with prayer and devotion time with our Indonesian brother and sisters. Then we got to work. Repairs included building a motorcycle…

Thinking about travel, culture, and love

A few months ago, a friend handed me a book called: Eat, Pray, Love insisting I read it before I embarked on my upcoming journey overseas. I was hesitant at first, because there are definitely some things in that book that I do not agree with or believe in- however- if we never allow our…

Need.

“The people he was trying to help… killed him.” These were words I heard at work today. I work for a Christian non-profit, non-government organization. We are in the business of international development and relief work. Every person who works here is passionately committed to caring for the needs of the poor and oppressed here…