A Walk in our Garden – September 2020

A Walk in our Garden – September 2020

“The Lord God took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden to work it and take care of it.” Genesis 2:15 It is interesting how many assume when God created Adam and Eve, there was no work in the garden of Eden. That is crazy talk! There was plenty of...
Lessons from a Banana Tree – June 2020

Lessons from a Banana Tree – June 2020

In a few weeks, our family plans to put in some peanuts and sweet potatoes in our orchard for some cover crops. We’ve spent the week clearing the ground by hand and getting things ready. As I’ve been thinking about peanuts, I remembered a quote by George...
Report from Rakchat (May 2018)

Report from Rakchat (May 2018)

On 23 April, my son, Saw Shalom (who just graduated high school) and I left for a trip to Happy Home.   Crossing river on a ferry with my son, Saw Shalom.   We arrived at Happy Home after our bus, truck, boat and motorcycle ride. On 24 April, we had a...
Chapter 2 – Tent Camping/The Exodus

Chapter 2 – Tent Camping/The Exodus

During October, our family on the way to visit First Presbyterian Church in Midland, TX had a mini vacation by tent camping in southwest America. The experience of a road trip as a family camping out and seeing God’s wonderful creation was a great adventure and we...
Chapter 1-At the Airport

Chapter 1-At the Airport

Here I’m sitting on a chair surrounded by our carry on luggage, nursing my baby while my husband with my two older kids go find lunch. Three Points On Preparing For A Life In Myanmar (Burma): Making decisions on what to bring to our trip. What is useful? How can we...