Category: His Perfection
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The Farewell Gift
Today I was given the most beautiful gift. A group of women from the church we’ve attended while here in Italy…the church Nick’s parents founded and ran… hosted a small farewell lunch for me today. I was honored and truly humbled that they’d want to celebrate me.
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On why I STILL don’t speak Italian
Before coming to Italy, I predicted learning the language would be my biggest struggle. I was right. But not for the reasons I anticipated. I thought it would be because I wasn’t a kid anymore and my brain wouldn’t be as good at learning a new language. I also thought I’d have enough English speakers…
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You Make Me Brave
This is usually one of my most favorite times of year. That week between Christmas and New Years where the kids are engrossed with new toys and I get the urge to organize and dream. This year not so much. This year when my favorite annual goal setting posts popped up in my RSS feed…
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I don’t care what they’re going to say…
I’m not sure quite when it happened. Maybe when I turned 30? Or when I headed back into the working world and I had more to occupy my time and thoughts than I’d had at home for two years? Or maybe the move to Italy took the focus off of petty things. Maybe some of…
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How Instagram changed my faith
Yeah, you read that right. Instagram. The social medias changed my faith and relationship with God. How crazy is that? The story goes like this… In April of 2013 I found a hashtag #mth2013 – “Making Things Happen 2013”. This led me to finding Lara Casey’s blog and walking through some of her goal setting posts.…
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Six Months in Italy
And just like that, six months in Italy has come and gone. I knew the milestone was approaching, but somehow April 18 slipped by without my taking time to really let it sink in. I think it’s because the “everything is new” phase has worn off and we’re in the groove of our new normal.…