July 06, 2026
RELIANCE
God’s guidance & direction
Homeschooling
Raising kids cross-culturally
My cousin has a small tattoo on her foot that reads F.R.O.G. She liked frogs when she was a little girl, but as she’s not a “tattoo person,” I asked her why she had this particular phrase inked onto her foot. She replied, “It reminds me to
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July 03, 2026
SECURITY
God’s guidance & direction
Abide
Purpose
Identity in Christ
Where do you place your identity? Where is your security? It’s so easy to let the things we do or the relationships we have in life to determine our purpose but when we look to something other than God for our security, we are likely going to be d...
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July 02, 2026
SECURITY
Protection & safety overseas
Trust
Fear
Dependence
I stood at the airport desk, my heart pounding in fear as the security agent rooted through my suitcase. A friend had asked me to bring some Bibles in the local language. That was not illegal, but I suddenly remembered other friends, jailed for sh...
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July 01, 2026
SECURITY
Trust
Protection & safety overseas
Household duties are mundane, but on this particular morning, I had the cleaning supplies in tow ready to tackle the job I least enjoyed. Everyone was where they needed to be: my husband and younger daughter were in the north part of the island, a...
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