• Max Lucado’s Max on Life (book review)

    Book Description We have questions. Child-like inquiries. And deep, heavy ones. In more than twenty-five years of writing and ministry, Max Lucado has been the receiving line for thousands of such questions. The questions come in letters, e-mails, even on Dunkin Donuts napkins. In Max on Life he offers thoughtful…

  • hi there!

    I know, it’s been awhile.  I’ve been really busy. Earlier this month I went to a conference held by my denomination (Foursquare).  The conference was in Branson, which is a 4.5 hour drive, not too bad.  It was for church leadership, which made me kinda feel like a kid eating…

  • took a break, now I’m back

    I think I out did myself by writing so much during my trip.  or I just didn’t feel like talking.  whatever. 🙂 So I haven’t been up to too much.  Just getting caught up at work and at home.  Took me a few weeks to recover physically, those trips knock…

  • follow up to Costa Rica trip

      Hard to believe I’ve already been home for 2 weeks.  I think I’ve finally recovered too, geez. I don’t think I explained how big of deal it was that I got in the ocean that one day.  See, I’m afraid of water, especially water of which I can’t see…

  • Costa Rica Day 15

    Not much to report about the last day there.  We took off at 1a or so to get to the airport.  5 hour flight to Denver, 5 hour layover (thanks to my aunt for meeting us for lunch), 2 hour flight to St Louis.  Got to STL around 8p, home after…

  • Costa Rica days 13 & 14

    Yesterday morning we had a cooking class again and made some really good stuff.  We made coffee cake and homemade tortillas.  Yummy.  I asked Debbie, why cooking classes?  she said that whatever God gives us, we can use for ministry.  She loves to cook and it builds relationships, she can…

  • Costa Rica Days 11 & 12

    yesterday we had 2 more ESL classes and they were both really good.  we there were 7 of us ladies in the morning class and we all shared testimonies or stories from our lives.  It was a really sweet time.  Had some really good conversations with the group of ladies…

  • Costa Rica Day 10

    10 days already??  wow! Today we took a drive to San Isidro.  It’s a larger town in the mountains a little ways away from Quepos.  Beautiful drive, cute place.  We ate a nice little cafe for lunch and stopped at a cute little cafe on the way home for coffee…