We traveled about 1500 miles (2400 km) in Italy this summer without any mishaps. Only to end up falling and spraining my ankle and coming down with a cold at home! I think it’s healthier for me to keep traveling! But since I’m low on energy, I decided to make a fun post and giveContinueContinue reading “Travel Updates: Italy’s Rice Fields and Bobbio”
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Giving Thanks Even for Fleas
Can we ever be too thankful? I don’t think so, and I believe the Scriptures back me up. But life is often a struggle, and it is so easy to fall into the habit of fretting, complaining, or even despairing. So let’s learn a lesson from Corrie ten Boom on giving thanks. Giving thanks inContinueContinue reading “Giving Thanks Even for Fleas”
Longing for Home: Do we Miss it Enough?
Sometimes after a long time away, I find myself longing for home. (HOME. Isn’t that a beautiful word?) I appreciate the hospitality we are given. But as the days pass and the miles fly by, my longing for home grows. Even when visiting family and friends we rarely get to see. Home – an evocative wordContinueContinue reading “Longing for Home: Do we Miss it Enough?”
Breaking Bread and Standing Together
From England’s Sally Lunn to Germany’s pretzels, France’s baguette, Mexico’s tortillas, Russia’s kulich, Greece’s Kouloras and the Hebrew challah, bread is a staple food in many cultures. This is why breaking bread symbolises friendship, unity and hospitality. We can experience this friendship and unity whether we are breaking bread at a family meal or diningContinueContinue reading “Breaking Bread and Standing Together”
Italian Worm Cheese and Culture Shock
We have a saying in Italian. Non c’รจ niente di nuovo sotto il sole. (There is nothing new under the sun.) And yes, I know it’s from the Bible. But I also know that King Solomon, who wrote it, didn’t live in a foreign country. Otherwise, I wonder if he would have changed it to: “There is somethingContinueContinue reading “Italian Worm Cheese and Culture Shock”
Cultivating Contentment in a World of Stuff
I once read about a missionary family who were facing difficulties and had limited had scarce provisions. Worry, discouragement and unhappiness plagued them. Until one day when their young son prayed over lunch. “Thank you Lord,” he prayed. “Thank you for everything we have. Thank you for our family, for our house, for our clothes,ContinueContinue reading “Cultivating Contentment in a World of Stuff”