The Mom Life

All of our things are condensed to two bedrooms in a missions guest house.   Those things will soon be down to just 5 checked bags and a few carry-ons.  I was thinking today how we've come full circle.  Our "House Hunters" house was huge (at the time, it was the only one we could find in our desired area).   We furnished it the best we could on a missionary budget (think minimalistic) and it was a beautiful space where we were able to begin our Misión Agape ministry and host many events and activities there for other ministries and the missions community.  House Hunters International (photo creds to Kathryn Grassmeyer) I like scaling down though and simplifying.   It helps me to keep in perspective what I treasure most.   And I was thinking today at this time of year when there’s so much pressure as Americans to spend, spend, spend, are we investing in things that are lasting and purposeful?   I think about some of...

Lima/Bolivia 2012 Some of you know this already, and to some this might be news, but Seth and I have talked about missions for a long time.  The Lord has really gifted Seth with language aquisition, especially Spanish, and he also has a gift for communicating the love and truth of God in a clear and unique way.  Growing up as a young believer, I always wanted to either be a missionary or marry a preacher.  For the first 5 years of our marriage I have been content with where the Lord had us in education and serving in our church, but in the past year, missions has really been on our hearts more and more.  So, July 16th we set out on an adventure with another couple, close friends of ours, to see South America and quite possibly where we'll live in a few years. We planned on spending most of our 7 days in La Paz, Bolivia.  (I say most because you can count day 1 and 7 as airplane/airport days)  We prayed over the trip, made an i...