A blog about travel, culture and finding joy in the journey!

I’ve mentioned before that the houses here are very “open concept.” Well, one of the side effects of having so many cracks and crevices is that small creatures can easily make your home their own. Our garage opened right into the house, and there is a good gap under the garage door, as well as slats, which made it easy access for these little guys. We have found at least three cockroaches in the garage. My husband puts a poison in front of the garage door, which usually kills

During a ladies' conference, several ladies acted out an impactful skit. The first one portrayed a young girl, longing to meet her Prince Charming. The second one was a new wife, who couldn’t wait to be a mother. The third one was a frazzled mother, anticipating the day when her children were grown and moved away! Finally, an “old lady” came and talked about how she had wished her life away. It’s so easy to get caught up in the “when ______, then I’ll be happy.” You can fill

Somewhere beyond the wall, a rooster crowed. The breeze played gently with the leaves of a palm tree ahead. A giant jackfruit still hung from that one tree, as if defying gravity. My baby was in his carrier and my toddler trotted along beside me, as we went for our morning walk. I was hit by the thought “this is all I’ve ever wanted” ….a family, a ministry, living overseas. But instead of focusing on that, too often my thoughts were negative. It’s so hot, I’m tired, all I can