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Faithfulness and Grace
Two weeks ago, one of my life group leaders mentioned to me that I looked weak. A couple of others in the group echoed the same: “You’ve lost weight.” And they were right. I’ve gotten a bit lighter. I’ve also … Continue reading
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Tagged anxiety, balance, birthday, depression, dessert, faith, Finding Dory, gecko, God, grace, gratitude, health, kelp, life group, mold, money, movie, peace, peanut butter, rat, rent, rest, scream, sickness, solitude, thankfulness, toxic, toxicity, train, water
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The Gift of Healing
There are a lot of things I could say. I could respond to the Liebster award nomination I received from a dear friend (I will eventually!). I could write about the week and then some I spent recovering from a … Continue reading
Posted in expat, Expat Life, expatriate, Expatriate Life, gifts, ideas, Uncategorized
Tagged anger, beauty, compassion, faith, forgiveness, gifts, God, grace, hugs, ideas, India, joy, love, mercy, peace, prayer, relationships, restoration, story, story time, tears
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A Child’s Cry
Father, You have walked me through chaos and brought me out to the other side. You have been near to me in my brokenness. You have collected all my tears. You have shown Your strength in my weakness. You have … Continue reading
8 Short Days…
since my last post. The same amount of time away from my official 4 month mark in India! Craziness. Today is Thursday, right? Last Thursday I spent my day off the way I usually do – life group in the … Continue reading
Posted in contrast, Expat Life, expatriate, faith, Forgetful, God, India, Journey, poverty, Prayer, Teaching, wealth
Tagged body of Christ, cafe, chocolate, Christian, contrast, expatriate, expatriate life, faith, fellowship, food, foodie, friends, Ganpati, gluten-free, God, Holy Spirit, India, joy, keychain, keys, ministry, obedience, peace, phone, plans, poverty, prayer, rich, saints, students, teacher, time flies, trust, vacation, wealth, worship
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Look What I Found!!
After deciding to go to a small little market to look for the basket shop I noticed the other day, I crossed back to the other side of the road from whence I had come. There, I met a woman … Continue reading
Posted in children, Decisions, discovery, expat, Expat Life, expatriate, Expatriate Life, experience, exploration, food, gluten free, God, Healing, humanity, India, Journey, Learning, Maharashtra, Mumbai, new experiences, Prayer, Reflections, Shopping, travel, word travel, World Travel
Tagged adventure, Bandra, bazaar, beg, begging, children, church, clothes, clothing, decisions, discovery, drive, exploration, food, God, India, peace, people, prayer, realizations, rickshaw, sanctuary, shopping, solitude, stillness, tourism, tourist
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Power in Weakness
Forgive me, Lord, but I don’t see how it is that my weakness of being disorganized and scattered despite my best efforts to the contrary is proving Your power and greatness. That passage says to glory in weakness, but I’m … Continue reading
Posted in distracted, expatriate, experience, faith, God, humanity, Life, Middle East, overwhelmed, travel, World Travel
Tagged beach, Bible, cat, distracted, epic fail, expatriate, fail, faith, frustration, glory, God, holy, irritation, lament, lost, office, peace, phone, Sharjah, stress, taxi, UAE, unexpected, water, weakness, work
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