A Good Thing Coming
A year ago we were in The States preparing to head back to our job as English teachers in a small town in China. We were dreading what was coming next and we were exhausted. Now looking back on our time in China, we can see the blessings, we can find the good time and the things we miss, but back then it felt like a black hole that we fell into that would never end. This sounds dramatic but it is the honest feelings that we found ourselves struggling with. We arrived back in China on the exact same day as we will be arriving in Germany for the first time, only a year later. It is… Read more >>
Am I Truly Thankful?
With this being Thanksgiving week my post is obviously going to be about being thankful. The obvious and easy option would be to talk about how thankful I am for all our friends and family, all the people who have supported us, and for this opportunity to be moving back overseas. Here is the problem with that, I have forgotten the most important person. And as much as I do not want to admit it I really do think that I have spent a lot of the past few weeks forgetting to be thankful to God. Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does… Read more >>
A Professional Extrovert
Here is a shocking statement for those who maybe do not know me very well, or have not spent much time with me in the past few years. I. am. an. introvert! If I could curl up in a big chair in a room full of books with my cat in my lap and a big bowl of pasta within arm’s reach, I would probably cry of happiness. In fact, I am pretty sure that was my life goal as a child. Now if you have known me in the past this might confuse you, you may think wait isn't Rachel the one who used to always be the first to jump on stage for a game at youth group? And wasn't she the one who was always loud and… Read more >>