A missionary story about Jim Elliot, Nate Saint, Roger Youderian, Pete Fleming, and Ed McCully – five young men who gave their lives trying to reach a remote Indian tribe in Ecuador and how God used this seemingly senseless tragedy to fulfill His perfect plan. This week’s post is a little shorter than last week’s, […]
Personality
Personality. Some people have it in spades; others seem to have been passed over when they were handing it out. Some people have one that draws you to them like a moth to a light; others have one that repels you like matching ends of a magnet. I love it when people have a distinct […]
Halfway There!
Well, sports fans (as my sister-in-law’s father would say), we are halfway through the month of October, which means I have fifteen posts behind me! Last night I was so tired that I came very close to giving up my goal of posting every day this month. But I really didn’t want to give up […]
What Thankfulness Does For Us
It was after 9 o’clock. My mom and I had just returned from an almost-fruitless shopping trip and I had just driven home in the pouring rain, trying to stay awake, straining against my gritty-feeling contacts to see the lines of the road. We hadn’t eaten supper, so I went to the fridge and got […]
These are a Few of My Favorite Things {one}
I’ve decided that Sundays will be my day to post a photo of one of my favorite things – in no particular order, just whatever comes to mind that I can find a photo for. 🙂 #1: Memorable photography opportunites
After Apple Picking by Robert Frost
I’ll admit it – I’m tired and dry of words tonight, so I’m opting for an easy post. I hunted around a bit for a poem and came across this charming one by Robert Frost. I love the rich descriptions he uses- I can feel the rung of the ladder beneath my feet and see […]