The Lesson is in the Journey

August 19th, 2022 has come and gone. Our family has now passed up our three year anniversary of being on the field here in the Dominican Republic. A pretty significant moment for us, especially since it’s common communication in our missionary circles that most missionaries do not make it to three years on the field. […]

How to Fall Behind

Well first, we should probably help to manage expectations here, because if you think that this blog will help you to learn how to fall behind in life, then we will go ahead and apologize right now. The truth? This blog is more to share how we feel we can fall behind but in the […]

Sometimes we plan and sometimes we do.

Perhaps, in a perfect world, planning and doing would always compliment one another, like a hand fitting into a glove. Maybe you can remember when much time was invested in planning and in the end you may have felt things did not “come together” exactly as planned or as you hoped for, however on the […]

I’m not so tired and worn anymore.

I’m tired. I’m worn. What do you hear or think of when you read these words? For me, right away a song from Tenth Ave North. Maybe you know it? If not, it’s definitely a good one. Feel free to check it out below… And that’s exactly how I feel at this very moment. Half-awake, […]

Fall in His Love, Blossom in His Grace

The photo happened to catch my eye. It was beautiful. It was different. It was something that my friend shared on social media because it was a piece of artwork her son made . It was also interesting that it caught my eye though, little did I know it would be revealed to me that […]

No one left behind…bars.

You may have heard the old adage, “I know a little about a lot and a lot about a little”, or something to that effect. Even this simple saying can be confusing. What is actually being communicated? Is it better to know a lot about a little? Or, is it better to know a little […]

A culture quenched by Jesus.

If you can only imagine the constant cultural learning that continues to take place for our family and the constant praying and leaning into God’s word, in order to have understanding in confusion and rest in His peace and patience. Bottom line – Ministry is hard but grace brings freedom. Like clock work in this […]

Can it really be so simple?

Even though mission teams will always come and go, our efforts and work always continues together with so many. With our last team, friends at Christ Community Church, they took the opportunity to come alongside us and remind many that they met with, in our communities where we serve, “…even though we have to go, […]

Hopeful without hope?

As I began to think about this blog, even as I sit here now typing these words, I am thinking about the idea or concept of hope. Hope is such a powerful word, it seems it can lead to incredible joy or indescribable disappointment. Just try to imagine all the things throughout history, accomplished or […]

Feeling disoriented? There’s a simple solution.

Is it possible to have a blog with only pictures? I suppose that’s where I could choose to only share on Instagram. Is it possible for me to only show pictures without any description at all? Again, yes. But it might not convey exactly what is happening. Instead, it only gives the viewpoint of what […]