Juggling work, family & faith in the Hospitality State
There are times when blogging just isn’t at the top of my to-do list, you know? Times when kids are vomiting, fevers are spiking and everybody (including me!) is crying. That’s where we’ve been a lot lately, but that’s not the biggest reason for this past month’s sporadic posting. Nope…daily visits to the [...]
always make me think of Africa. Which is ironic, really, because when I lived there, it hardly ever rained. Like, severe drought for a year and a half, but still… Maybe it’s the way rain brings relief from the Mississippi heat or the way it builds up, heavy with humidity until it pours out hard [...]
Ten years ago…. my friend Melissa left this beautiful child at a children’s home in Kenya…hoping she would be safe and rescued from a life on the streets. For ten years, Melissa has wondered and prayed and tried to learn what became of Rose. Last week, we heard that she is indeed alive and well [...]
And sometimes if it doesn’t. Before I left for Africa, I was surprised by the number of people who hinted that I should pack a suitcase full of granola bars. When I laughed, they asked, “But what will you eat?” Here’s the truth: I love Kenyan food. Always have. The country is filled with fresh [...]
Two weeks ago on Monday, I was here…… …missing my babies, but loving on these…. …and learning a whole lot about the ministry of His Cherished Ones. Y’all…you have to visit Trena’s blog. You just have to. The baby house in Nakuru, Kenya is a precious place where lives are (quite literally) being redeemed from [...]
you can pray. I have blogged very little on this trip because, quite frankly, I just haven’t known what to say. I can (slowly) upload photos of our travels here, but how do I explain them? And while a picture may be worth a thousand words, I doubt a photo would say enough to help [...]
Think you have too much laundry to do? Feeling overwhelmed by the mountain of dirty clothes staring at you on any given day? Consider this: Eight babies. Countless cloth diapers. And no washing machine. Enough said. Now, go throw a load in your washer and be thankful for it….and pray the washing machine at Haven [...]
Things have been going well here. We have been visiting His Cherished Ones and have been loving every minute of it. We’ve held babies, sorted through knitting project products and just really enjoyed getting to know the people God is using in this ministry and seeing all that He is doing here. I’d like to [...]
The battery on my computer is running low and can’t be charged at this moment, but I want so much to write a bit about the past two days. The problem is that I have no idea where to begin. Yesterday (Saturday), we kept the schedule pretty clear, running errands and getting re-acquainted with the [...]
I’ve been a bit behind at blogging during the past few weeks, and while I could list the reasons for days, I’ll just share this one with you: This time next week, I will be on my way to Africa. It’s hard to believe, but not in that normal, “we’ve been planning this trip [...]
