It's the week before Christmas and all through the house, "the kids are going crazy!" said you and your spouse. Enter a fun, easy, engaging craft for you and your…
In years past, I have been that person who unashamedly shops for presents in the $1 section of Target or buys a last minute Starbucks card for a friend. This…
There’s a world of difference between insisting on someone’s doing something and establishing an atmosphere in which that person can grow into wanting to do it.” –Mr. Rogers This past…
My little family has lived outside of the United States longer than we’ve lived inside its borders. Our dinner table typically offers a spread of kimchi, momos, and curry. It…
Someone asked me recently to talk about the idea of being a Servant Artist. I have heard mentors, teachers, and people I look up to teach on this in the…
When we enter a culture, our senses are on high alert. What are all of these new smells, colors, movement, and sounds? We filter them through our paradigm of “normal”…
You know that quote by Jim Eliot? The one on all the mugs and t-shirts? "Wherever you are, be all there." It's been on my mind, only my variation sounds…
We were sitting in a church service in Central PA. Interestingly, politics were being discussed. A question was posed. Who should we be listening to right now? In regards to…
Summer is for reading, right!? Between out-of-town weddings, packing, and an almost 2-year old’s shenanigans, we are sneaking it in when we can. Our main categories of summer reading we’ve…
This blog was written in 2015 before Ross and I headed to Nepal following the earthquake. I wanted to post it anew in light of International Women's Day with some…