Hi guys! I promise a much more detailed post of my trip coming soon, just trying to process everything. I made it home safely this morning around 5:30 a.m. and am enjoying Ben and the kids! Just wanted to share a fun post about one of my favorite topics- weddings! As the pastor’s family, we […]
They Gave Us Gifts: Ecuador Update
March 8, 2014 by
Greetings from the gorgeous country of Ecuador. As we prepare the day of meeting with over 200 children sponsored by Compassion, this is my view: The beach is one of my favorite aspects of God’s creation and I love seeing it all over the world. Anyway, let me backtrack a minute. We arrived in Quito […]
Today’s the Day!
March 6, 2014 by
As I write this post, I am a mere 5 hours from leaving my house for the airport to fly to Ecuador, where I’ll spend 5 days serving with Compassion International. And I’m so excited… although the child we already sponsored through Compassion lives in El Salvador, we sponsored another child last week who lives […]
The Women Who Have It all Together But Not Really (Meet Kathy)
March 5, 2014 by
Last week, I started off a new series called “Women Who Have it all Together… but not really.” You can read in detail about it here, but the jist of it is we all have to make choices of how we spend our time, and none of us have it completely together! I am so […]
The Year of Thrift Store Shopping: Non-Thrifting Find
March 4, 2014 by
Hey there! I’ll be quick tonight as I’m packing, packing, packing for my trip to Ecuador. Oh, yes, and cramming as much Rosetta Stone Spanish in as I can! Did I mention I’m excited? Yay! God has provided abundantly for this trip through selling Scripture prints and others who simply donated because they’re awesome! I […]
Food on the Cheap: Using Whole Chicken
March 3, 2014 by
I have to admit, I haven’t always loved using whole chicken for our meals. It was much simpler to buy the boneless, skinless chicken breasts when there were only 2 of us, or 3 of us, or even 4 of us. But now that there are 6 of us- all of us with healthy appetites- […]
