I didn’t get any submissions for the Carnival this week, so I decided to just put my post below. Next week’s topic is “The Beauty of Learning”, and hosted by Bethany at A Picturesque Life. Thanks for reading! ————————— This week I heard some sad news. The Wycliffe office here in Atlanta, where I lived for a year when I was a child, is closing. A piece of my heritage, lost. That made me sad. My mom also told me…
Originally published on October 23rd, 2006 at Onward & Upward “Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.” Ephesians 4:32 Did you ever had one of those years when you were growing up? When everything seems to go wrong? Perhaps you were the target of a class bully, or tormenting by a former best friend. Perhaps it was the year your parents moved to a new town. Whatever the reason, it…
Originally published on September 27th, 2006 at Onward & Upward It was several weeks ago when I found out about the “arrangement”. In my line of work, you have to pay close attention to details in order to avoid mistakes. (That’s probably true for any line of work, but especially in graphic design.) A misspelled word on an ad that’s printed 150,000 copies isn’t a good thing! I am very detailed-oriented – that’s one of the gifts God has blessed…
Originally published on August 11, 2006 at Onward & Upward There are a few things I am passionate about, and missions is one of those areas. It mostly has to do with my background: growing up on the mission field, seeing firsthand what amazing things God is doing in other countries, and how much more still needs to be done. One of my desires is to raise my kids to be missions-focused. I have been thinking about the best ways…
Originally published on August 8th, 2006 at Onward & Upward “But encourage one another daily, as long as it is called Today, so that none of you may be hardened by sin’s deceitfulness.” Hebrews 3:13 This past week, my husband and I did a lot of walking through cute shops in little tourist towns. At one point, we were tired so we perched on a bench right across from a place that was selling bumper stickers. As I have the…