As I was packing today, I came across this story I wrote for my college freshman English class. It is a true story I wrote a few months after leaving Peru and moving to the States for college. I think it conveys a lot of what I was thinking and feeling at the time, and can be applied to any time someone leaves a familiar place. The date marked on it is “September 17, 2001”, which is rather ironic because…
Sorry I’ve been scarce here these past few days! It’s been very busy. First, my sister was here last weekend for her fall break! It was so great to be with her. I have pictures from our romp in the park but those will have to come later. Last week Paul and I went in to sign our lease (can you believe we’ve been here a year already?!), and on impulse we asked if they had anything else available. And…
(I originally wrote this on April 4th, 2006. I wrote it just to sort through some of my thoughts. I’m not trying to put anyone down. Read more What I Believe posts at The Natural Mommy!) I had a long conversation with my roommate last night about missions, and I realized how near and dear to my heart missions is. While I do not feel led to the mission field myself, I am excited about supporting missionaries financially and through…
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So, Joanna warned me about posting things to Craigslist. And she wasn’t wrong. Ever since I put an ad up on Craigslist I have been hit with SOO many phishing emails! Probably 2 or 3 a day. So lesson learned – get a special Craigslist email address. Or, just put your phone number. Anyways, an email I got yesterday caught my eye as I was about to delete it. I read the whole thing. And laughed. And for your pleasure,…