It’s 2:30am. How am I still awake? My body doesn’t know what’s happening right now? It needs to burp, but also poop. It could do a...

I like Warsaw, Poland. It was our first city in our 8 day backpacking trip through Eastern Europe. The first thing I noticed when we...

I walk in the kitchen and ask the same question, “What can I help with?” She points to the vegetables and tells me I can start chopping....

My camera can’t capture it. So my eyes must take the picture. 3-2-1 click. Everybody smile. Oh, I think that building blinked. This is...

I wish I could have a coffee date with all of you to tell you everything God did this year! But for now I'll have to settle for a virtual...

Follow the music. A private concert, thank you for the invitation. That was a $50 concert we just got for free. I wonder if they do that...

“Reunions remind us of eternity.” I have experienced this truth to the full in the past few weeks. Hugs, coffee dates, pasta making and...

A reflection on my last day in Rome. When did Rome start to feel like home? I’m standing at the top of the metro steps, watching the...

Woke up in Prague, went to Slovakia, going to sleep in Budapest! We were in three countries today!! Who does that?! We are learning we...

Two days in Poland. I’ve tried so hard to learn the basic words. Here’s how I remember: Good morning - "Dzien dobry" pronounced -Jen doe...

Lord thank you for redemption. Even the word feels like a blanket right now. I’m watching the sun peak through the clouds as I’m about to...

Her sweet snoring is my lullaby Goodnight. We walk into the room of our hostel in Poland and our roommate seems a little flustered. We...

“It’s like the feeling after a great date where you keep replaying every moment and your cheeks are hurting from smiling so much.” That’s...

I got to be a philosopher. When I look back on the weekend my favorite parts were sitting around good food, having good conversation,...

I was expecting some kind of big moment. To be in the place where Paul was and actually see where he stood on trial. But to be honest it...

Where did the hours go. The sun was above us and now it’s on the horizon. We sat over our Greek yogurt being philosophers. I’m not sure...

They are stressing me out. I just spent a season of purging. I sold all my things. Everything. If it couldn’t fit in my two suitcases it...

I was so excited. It was like Christmas Eve. We are going to Greece! We are going to Greece! Can you believe it! Guess what guess what?...

I realized how much I needed them. How much it filled my cup to talk to them. A nap and a phone call with Mom, Dad, and Grammie all in...

I think I’ve decided on a church. It’s hard because the only thing that holds me back is that it’s in the evening and that’s prime time...