Two thousand years ago, after the Son of Man was laid in a tomb, a day existed between Friday and Sunday. Most people on Good Friday encourage one another that Sunday is coming, but no one seems to remember the day in between. Saturday was a real day. It was real for the disciples andContinue reading “The Day in Between”
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My Hand in His
He grabbed my hand. We began walking down the side of a long straight path. Of course, He walked on the side closest to the street. I knew He would protect me. As we began on our way, I asked Him many questions about our journey. To some, He smiled and gave a little laugh,Continue reading “My Hand in His”
갑자기 왜? (Why all of a sudden?)
What does it mean to surrender your life to Christ’s plan? I mean truly. What does it actually look like for a person to give Jesus their yes to whatever His will is? As I am soon finishing my senior year of high school, a lot of my thoughts and prayers have been centered onContinue reading “갑자기 왜? (Why all of a sudden?)”
American Me?
Being a teenage, third culture kid comes with a lot of emotions. If you do not know what a third culture kid is, let me explain it first. A third culture kid is composed of two or more cultures. The first culture is your passport country, or home country culture. The second culture is yourContinue reading “American Me?”
“Prince of Peace with Crown of Thorns”
King of kings, Lord of lords, Prince of peace with crown of thorns. God of heaven, just and good,hated, mocked, unjustly scorned. Lifted high above the earth The sinless Lamb put on the curse. Put on my sin, put on my shame, Put on my punishment of the grave. Blameless, spotless, perfect, clean, Why would He do such a thing forContinue reading ““Prince of Peace with Crown of Thorns””
“I have learned to kiss the wave”
Hey, ya’ll! I wanted to continue to share my story with all of you. So, if you have been reading from the beginning you would know of the first part of my story. In my first blog, I spoke about the beginning of my journey as an MK before being on the field. But IContinue reading ““I have learned to kiss the wave””
Who do You say I am?
Hey y’all! Wow it has been officially seven months, two weeks, and two dayssince I stepped onto Portuguese soil to permanently live here. Let me tell you, it has been a roller coaster mentally and emotionally. As a teenage girl living in another country on the mission field, it has some effects on how youContinue reading “Who do You say I am?”
All to Jesus I Surrender
What is important? What is most valuable? What is worth sacrificing my life for? What is the purpose of life? Well I don’t know about you, but I have been asking myself these questions a lot recently. Trying to determine what my life is worth living for, I found an internal battle between my fleshContinue reading “All to Jesus I Surrender”
Dear Rawlinson Road Youth Group
Dear Rawlinson Road Youth Group, As I draw near to my last few times attending youth group at Rawlinson Road this beautiful sense of grief overcomes me. It is a bitter-sweet, laugh and cry, horribly difficult goodbye. It is a goodbye to those I love, those I have built relationships with, and those I’ve createdContinue reading “Dear Rawlinson Road Youth Group”
I Asked to Grow…and Then it Rained
Here I am sitting on my bed listening to the rain and thunder. Revelation 4:11, “Worthy are You, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, for You created all things, and by Your will they existed and were created.” As I sit here and listen to the peaceful rain as itContinue reading “I Asked to Grow…and Then it Rained”