Moving to a new house in a new state is a good reason to write a post about new stuff. So, without further ado, here’s the top ten new things I’ve learned since moving to California. I really don’t have to wash my “oily” hair every day. A stylist here told me I needed to […]
Catching Up
Remembering and trusting
Exactly five years ago this month, we had dinner with some friends who had traveled to Nicaragua with us twice for family mission trips. We were feeling like God was prompting us to spend more time in Nicaragua, although the thought sounded crazy. We figured our friends would help talk some sense into us, but […]
The Gift of Encouragement
One of the primary definitions of encouragement is the action of giving someone support, confidence, or hope. Based on what I’ve seen over the past few months and years, I’d like to take that definition a little bit further to say encouragement—and what it brings to the recipient—is actually both life-giving and life-saving. Life-giving We’re all called […]
Count it all joy (a.k.a. each week it sucks a little less)
Last week I wrote about how much transition sucks. Many people responded to encourage us, including a personal trainer in Florida. She’s currently working with a guy who is particularly out of shape. So they came up with a mantra to help keep him going: Each week it sucks a little less. Sounds about right. We’ve now […]
The s-word and transition
[Warning: this post contains an excessive use of the word “sucks” because, well, it’s the best way to describe what’s going on. Sorry if that is a no-no word in your house. It used to be one in my house too, until life turned really sucky.] It’s been a month since we relocated back to […]