How to Stay Safe When the Rain Comes

The rain comes fast these days in Honduras. We’ve only lived here six months, but I’ve learned something about Honduran thunderstorms. You can’t see them coming. A quick walk around the block can be unexpectedly interrupted by the boom of thunder and a flash across the sky. The rain doesn’t just start to sprinkle, it immediately pours! There have been times I’ve walked outside to clear blue skies when a few minutes later the sky turns dark, the world clouds…

Unpredictable Life, Predictable God

Unpredictable Life, Predictable God  A few months ago we were so excited to finally get a grill, but as we huddled around roasting our marshmallows and making s’mores, I remembered what our fire pit looked like back in the states.⁠ The fire pit represented all I missed about what we left behind in W.V.  It was hard to enjoy a new memory because I was stuck in the old memories. ⁠The sweet moment was tainted because life was no longer…

Do You Believe This Is True?

Do You Believe This Is True?  All for the glory of God and my good!  Do you believe this? Sometimes I wonder if it is true. When my motherhood journey had just begun and I had two little boys close in age and was very weary.  I wondered if this was for God’s Glory? I was so tired, worn, and stretched. Would it matter whether I make French toast for breakfast or let them eat cold cereal? Who really cares…

What Happens When God Disrupts Our Plans?

What Happens When God Disrupts Our Plans?  You would assume being a missionary’s wife I would know all about a trusting in unknown times. But God still has (LOTS OF) lessons for me to learn.  Three months after moving to Honduras our plans were disrupted. COVID shifted our world and suddenly we found ourselves without a “job.” We had planned to fly surgeons from the U.S. to help minister to the people in our city. Travel stopped and suddenly we…