Originally published October 8, 2012 I love the book of Esther. I do not know why, as I have loved it since I was a little girl. The idea of an orphan girl becoming Queen, a real portrayal of every little girl’s dream, may have drawn me in but I also suspect that I have […]
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Originally published October 5, 2012 It seems like I see more clearly here. It’s as if I am able to focus here, like things are so simple. Today I played with a child as they played with a plastic shopping bag with a string tied to the handle, as if it were a kite. Maybe
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Originally published September 30, 2012 Sometimes I forget that I am in a third world country. It is easy to have days where you forget between our home being behind a fifteen foot wall, internet access, skype meetings, and social media. Even being driven around, at times I get caught up in what the kids
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Originally published September 22, 2012 Every once in a while my old self takes over and I think ‘What was I thinking coming to live in Nicaragua for six weeks?!’ But then I have to take a deep breath and remind myself why- my life is not mine, it is not for my comfort, it
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Originally published September 15, 2012 Yesterday was Independence Day in Nicaragua. The patio of our house is shared with a church building that is directly in front of the house, so when they are having a service they have the doors open leading to the patio. I am sure we would be able to hear
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Originally published September 11, 2012 Everything here requires me to trust God. Trust that, although the walls of the house do not meet the roof, some animal is not going to come into the house or my room in the middle of the night. Trust that there is not going to be some natural disaster
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Originally published September 9, 2012 Well, I found something I don’t like about Nicaragua. Actually, I guess technically this would be the second thing. Rainstorms. Ironic that my first day her there was an earthquake, second day we ran out of water, third day there was a dead gecko on top of my mosquito net
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Originally published September 7, 2012 A child laughing. Sitting in a rocking chair, amongst tropical flowers, watching little girls jump rope and compete as to who can jump the greatest number of times. A little girl calling my name throughout the house to find me, then entering my room to show me pictures that have
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Originally published September 5, 2012 First blog post from the mission field. Yesterday was my travel day, which went better than I expected. Goodbyes were emotional, along with the first leg of the trip. It was symbolic that as we took off from my home airport, I could see a family member’s workplace and as
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Originally published July 27, 2012 I recently visited the beach that my family frequented when I was a child. I saw a house that I remember admiring as a little girl, which is now for sale. Part of me thinks how amazing it would be to live at the beach, in this beautiful home. Serene,
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