Forgetting Not

A comment, I heard when we first came to Japan, was deeply imbedded in my memory. This comment was made by another American missionary; some...

I kept checking the weather app on my phone. Yikes. It would be almost as hot there as it was here. We were trying to escape the unusual lin...

I guess it is the same now as when I first started out. The call seemed too big. And me, too little to follow.     If you hear me share how ...

"Where are you looking?" is a question I have been asking myself lately.  Or maybe it is the Lord asking me, as His Spirit searche...

Our anniversary was marked as a “day off” on the calendar. We had several fun options of outings or restaurants in hopes of celebrating. But...

I rolled out of bed in the dark, fumbling around for my phone. The too bright screen greeted me as I squinted my eyes. It read 5 am. “Well, ...

It's funny when you think about the things you get excited about overseas.  What you can take for granted at home, you are elated to be ...

As I think back over our many Christmases with our family in Japan, I realize I put a lot of time and energy into making sure it didn't ...

Something I never did in America but do now is pray about mail. Granted the U.S. postal system has its share of challenges and probably coul...

The silence was soothing as I sat and looked out the window feeling the warmth of the morning sunshine.  Hints of dusty blue mountain silhou...

Sometimes you gotta be tough to make it in missionary life. And I know we have nothing to compare with others in REALLY HARD TO LIVE places....

I often think that we have lived a more healthy lifestyle because we live in Japan.  First of all, we exercise more. Not like "go to th...

We have been shopping like crazy. And buying like crazy. Even though we stored most of our household items and furniture in our mission stor...