joy like a river

Do I dare state that I am surprised that I actually am grasping what it means to have joy in the Lord? 
 
Real, authentic joy. Because I know God. Because He loves me, and he doesn’t have to. 
Well I do state that I understand it MUCH MORE now than I did a few months ago. 
 
And how [...]

Women in the Home

A great article from the Girl Talk Blog by Nicole Whitaker:

It’s been great to hear from our single friends in response to yesterday’s post. Your desire to honor God and love the home in the season God has placed you is so commendable. You stand out in stark and beautiful contrast to the selfish vision [...]

My Favorite Thing

I wrote an email to my supporters for Czech yesterday and was able to pinpoint of my most favorite moments from English Camp. Needless to say…I miss Ostrava, but am soooooooo thankful that I got to spend 1.5 weeks there. I’m definitely praying about what will happen next.

I was nervous about teaching the second level [...]

Medley of Sentiment

This is expected after every trip, (certainly not unique to me) but that feeling has set over me this Monday morning. A feeling that is actually a mix of many things…of fear that I’m going to forget everything I saw and learned from my time in Ostrava, apprehension that I my heart will shrink back [...]

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Made it back from Czech Republic today. It was a long journey that routed me through Vienna, London and L.A. It’s strange to think my feet touched ground in three countries today.
It’s an amazing to know, with certainty, exactly who your closest friends are.
I am super blessed.

10 Things I Am Thankful For

The fact that I can not use any contractions or punctuation marks because i am blogging from ostrava and the keyboard here is different
spite several mishaps such as a flight getting cancelled, the shuttle not showing up and our bus breaking down, we are indeed in our host homes and had a wonderful day with the [...]