I’ve been exhausted the past few weeks, despite going to bed early and getting up later than usual. Apparently, my ability to sleep from 2-5 and go all Energizer Bunny for the other 21 hours of the day is failing. Maybe its the end of the school year. Maybe I’m just getting old. =D Anyways,…
Category: LIFE 2014
Prayer Request
So I have no idea why I chose this picture…but I have a prayer request. In case you haven’t noticed, I love living here. Sure, there are things that are hard. But in a lot of ways, I feel as if God created me to live here. Last weekend, I applied for a position as…
Life: It Needs a Soundtrack
For the last two years, a single sheet of paper has hung over my desk at school. Among other words and phrases, this small poster includes the thought: “Your Work is Art: It Needs a Soundtrack.” Living here in Tanzania has brought out many of my more introverted tendencies, including the simple enjoyment of listening…
Climbing to the Roof of Africa
Last Friday morning, in the middle of one of Dar’s characteristic downpours, I climbed onto a bus with seventeen high school students and five other chaperones with the intent of climbing Africa’s tallest mountain: Mount Kilimanjaro. It was a typical African road trip with multiple stops because the trailer on the back of the bus…
Unmet Expectations and Unfinished Stories
Today, I know for a fact my life is part of a story. And right now I’m in the middle of the conflict. The part of the story where the character is slipping, losing sight of their goals and even who they are, all because of some problem, or, in my case, some unmet expectations….
Living Like You Are Dying
This article by Ann Voskamp fits so well with my theme for 2014 of “Life,” I could not NOT re-post at least portions of it (the second half is scheduled to be published on A Holy Experience tomorrow). Some key thoughts (but you should really go read the whole thing HERE): If you knew how…
Living LIFE 2014: January
Already, January is almost over. What is that about? But I’m not complaining, because my two youngest siblings are coming to visit me at the end of this month! This afternoon, I was reflecting on my word for 2014: life. At that exact moment, I just happened to be sitting on the edge of a…
Real Life
Real life isn’t just a hashtag on a silly twitter post. It isn’t just fun and games and yolo all day long. Real life is smiles and tears. It is laughter and weeping. Real life is cool breezes and power outages. It is warm sunshine and freezing rain. Real life is hello and goodbye. It…
Punctures, Apples, and Puppy Dog Paws
Writing a blog post has been on my “list” for over a week now. But the last two weeks haven’t exactly been “normal.” On New Year’s day, I got blasted in the face by a volleyball propelled from a football kick. My teammate sarcastically noted that with that kind of luck, 2014 was sure to…
Ride Fierce Racing 