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As hard as besetting sin is to purge from our lives, at least it is often obviously recognized as just that: sin! The weights are a lot more subtle. They’re sometimes not even sin or wrong per se at all. Sometimes our friends can do the exact same things and not be affected in the least. But for us, it’s a stumbling block; a weight. In itself, it might not be bad and one could even find positive aspects of it. But that’s not where our perspective needs to be. Instead of focus

Anyone who moves overseas can tell you that it’s a stressful event. It is not the same as a short-term trip or vacation. You’re overwhelmed with doing life completely differently, while being homesick and lonely. It’s rough. What can make it harder is if you start a job overseas. As in our case, we arrived in the country in the afternoon and my husband was at work by 8 am the next morning. (He was only supposed to begin the following week, but one thing you learn quickly, is

The men next door were mean. We were not allowed to walk across their yard. We probably would not have done so anyway, but the neighbour girl did and one day I followed her. Boy, did I get into trouble! Respecting property did not apply to them, however, as my dad once had to stop them from standing in our driveway. They were teaching the neighbourhood kids to golf, using stones from our driveway and aiming at our front window. Another time, when I was very little, I was pla