June 20 will mark 1 year since we left Mexico and moved back to the United States. People have stopped asking me how the transition is going. And I don’t blame them. We’ve been here for nearly an entire year. We should be all settled in by now, right? But the truth is, in… Continue reading Make Mine an Adventure
Dearest Mexico, You have been our home for nearly 6 years now. In just five days we will move back to the United States, but it’s not because we dislike you. The truth is that we have fallen in love with you. Your bright colors, bold food, and beautiful land and people have stolen… Continue reading Dearest Mexico
It’s a new year. New years are for resolutions, big plans, goals, overarching themes, and what not. I am having a hard time coming up with resolutions for this year. I keep going over this post from last year in my head. Suddenly I feel the need for a grand resolution for this year – something… Continue reading Resolve, Not a Resolution
I stood in the crowd in San Miguel De Allende, Mexico – among family, among strangers, among Mexicans, Americans, and those from around the world. They stood on the stage – reenacting Jesus’ final days before the cross. They spoke in Spanish. I knew the story. Jesus was bound and standing before Pontius Pilate,… Continue reading His Wounds Have Paid My Ransom
It happened again. We made plans. Plans that we were completely at peace with. Plans that seemed comfortable and right. Just two short weeks ago I was sure we were moving. And then God turned those plans upside down. We were going to move back to the U.S. in June. We were looking at houses… Continue reading It Happened Again
Excited Scared Anticipative All of these words, these feelings, surround me as I consider what lies ahead. We moved to Mexico 4 and a half years ago – for the learning experience; for the adventure. We said we would be here two years at most. And then we stayed. We moved to another apartment, we… Continue reading Moving Forward
Recently Dave and I have been rereading The Four Loves by C.S. Lewis with a group of friends from our workplace. This is one of my all time favorite books. I think this is the fourth time I have read it. It seems no matter how many times I read it I glean something new… Continue reading Affection
