Encouragement
Hospitality: Entertainment or Sharing Life
Hospitality: the friendly reception and treatment of guests or strangers. (Dictionary.com) When I moved to Russia, I realized that I didn’t have the gift of hospitality. This fact became abundantly clear the night of the big flood. Several Russian students had come to our apartment to watch a wedding video of a Russian friend who…
How Can I Pray for You?
A few years ago in Greece, I met a young man who significantly impacted my life. Whenever I saw him, his first question was always, “How can I pray for you?” His name was Makis (mah-kees). Makis was a young Greek man, a simple man. Unsophisticated, naive, with child-like innocence. I’ll never forget the first…
A White Christmas Wish: Past and Present
I love Christmas! To be perfect, it must be a white Christmas. My mind wanders back to the years when every Christmas was white. I was living on the Kamchatka peninsula in Far East Russia…… The snow drifted softly across our windshield as my husband and I drove eight grueling hours, on a winding road…
When the Ground Shakes Beneath Your Feet
Two weeks ago, the ground literally shook beneath my feet. An earthquake measuring 7.0. Would you like to know my biggest fear involving earthquakes? Having to run into the street in a state of dishabille. (Definition of dishabille: the state of being only partly or scantily clothed.) Or in my case, no clothes. Yep, I…
Flowers of Grace
I love making checklists. Sometimes I make a checklist after the fact, just for the satisfaction of checking off the boxes. This week my list included tackling several WIPs (works in progress) that awaited my attention in the “she cave,” aka sewing room. The sun was shining through the window, and I couldn’t seem to…
Look For The Helpers
Recently, I took a trip down memory lane and went to see ‘Won’t You Be My Neighbor?’, a documentary about Fred Rogers and the TV show, ‘Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood.’ I found myself softly singing along with Mr. Rogers, and I heard others in the audience doing the same. I confess, there were also muffled sniffles.…
Encouragement for the Long Days
When someone complains about a long day, I have to laugh. You’ve not experienced a long day until you’ve lived through an Alaskan summer. On the longest day of summer, we have 19 hours of sunlight. The sun slips behind the horizon and then pops back up. Summer is one long day. I’ve lived through…
Living Well Where I Don’t Belong
“Where is your home?” Hmmmmm… Arizona, Texas, Russia, Greece, Macedonia, Alaska – take your pick! I often struggle when answering this question. Is it Arizona, the state where I was born? Or Alaska, the place where I spent my youth, met my husband and began married life? After 22 years of ministering overseas as a…
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