Tag Archives: missionary life

Being Home and Missing Home

It’s a beautifully cool summer morning and I’m sipping hot coffee on the back porch. The squirrels are scampering through the trees and a family of ducks is quacking its way up the nearby stream. Inside, my nieces and nephews are playing with my sons, supervised by their great-grandmother, and my mother-in-law’s strawberry rhubarb pie […]

Transitional Living

I’ve heard it said that missionary life is one of transition interrupted by brief periods of routine. Wow, is this ever true! Since joining MAF in 2008, my husband and I have lived in 10 different homes, in eight different towns, across four different states, two different islands, and two hugely different countries. To say […]

One of Those Days

You can never tell what a day will bring no matter where you call home … but this seems to be doubly true when your home is a small island In Indonesia, at least that has been my experience. Some days are a welcome respite, like the rainy, almost cool day we had earlier this […]