• Thoughts

    Tension

    I’m reading through the book of Exodus in my devotions now. I always forget how much I love this book of the Bible! Exodus 3 and 4 are probably some of my favorite passages of Scripture. I love the way…

  • Thoughts

    A Pocketful of Broken Shells

    My daughter Eden collected a pocketful of beach treasures yesterday. She has kept them in her pockets all day today and loves to take them out and look at them. She is so protective of them— her baby sister is…

  • Devotionals

    You are not forsaken.

    “My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? You are probably familiar with these words— the agonized soul-cry bursting from the lips of our dying Savior. He was one with the Father, and yet that oneness was denied to…

  • Personal,  Thoughts

    Embracing My Inadequacy

    When I think about it, I hope I never totally lose a sense of my own inadequacy.  These first six months on the foreign mission field have been unique. They have not been spent immersed in West African culture. They…

  • Devotionals

    Where is He?

    Sometimes life gets a little lonely. Sometimes we feel desperate. Depressed. Left out. Frightened. Frustrated. Fill in the blank. Sometimes, we have real problems, or real burdens… and it seems like Jesus just isn’t there. Like Job, we look —…

  • Devotionals,  Personal

    Salut du Côte D’Ivoire!

    A few days ago, on my private Instagram page, I asked people to ask me some questions that I could answer in this update. I didn't get a lot of responses, which is actually sort of a blessing-- I can…

  • Thoughts

    Fearfully, Wonderfully, Marvelously

    When we complain about not having that flat tummy, about how fat we are, about our weight struggle, about how long our noses are, about how big our feet are, about how we do not look like society says we…

  • Poetry

    riptide

    let this riptide carry you outinto the wild deep—for there— there is the best placeto hear Him calling“Peace. Be still.”