Have you ever had an unexpected opportunity interrupt you? How do you respond? Life is easy, and happy. You are content and feeling pretty good about things in general. Work is good. The commute is manageable. Weekly schedules are somewhat predictable. The lady at your usual Starbucks knows your order. Why screw this up? Suddenly you…
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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…
Gut Feelings
(originally posted at http://frontlinepulse.blogspot.com) The BBC Australia today reports that the Anglican Church has completed a new bible translation in the Kriol language which is the most widely-spoken indigenous language of Australia 500,000 plus indigenous people groups. Of note for our communications efforts is this: “It sometimes sounds as if Kriol words are English words,…
Cryin Over.
Oh, dear heart, what is your condition? Are you torn with anguish? Are you sorely distressed? Are you lonely? Are you pushed aside? Then cry to God. No one else can help you. He is your only hope. Wonderful hope! Cry to Him, for He can help you. I tell you, in that cry of…
You Have Been Set Apart…
[Author’s note: I wrote this blog almost 3 years ago. Today I read something profound that is relevant to this post that I will share with you now. “They [The Jews] codified the Law, adding to it 613 statutes: 365 negative statutes and 248 positive ones. They felt adhering to these they would have kept…
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