Category: Wanderlust Blog
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“Welcome to Holland” by Emily Kingsley
This essay was read at the missions conference I was just at. The lady reading it has a child with a disability. It resonated with me as well. This essay describes the loss of dreams, and how we can adjust to them. I could relate on a different level. I posted it as I thought…
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Growing up…
Remember when you were young…and life was so full of complicated choices? Has it changed? I’m 45 and still trying to figure out what I want to be when I grow up! I used to think that I would have it figured out. I can decide what it is I want to do and then…
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Martyr
“Woe is me…can’t anyone see how hard I am working for…..(fill in the blank)!!!? Can’t they see how I am sacrificing for the good of the cause? Why am I not getting more recognition and praise?” How often does litany this go through our minds? And why? Is it because we are suffering from the…
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Motherhood
As mothers we have a constant demand on our time and our emotions. So many of us can’t let ourselves rest and relax. We run ourselves ragged. We live in the world of guilt…why can’t we be better mothers? Why do I act like a child myself? I find myself comparing my mothering skills to…
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The Tourist
For many years I lived in a town I disliked deeply!!! Nothing would cheer me up. I complained on a daily basis…to my husband and friends and to God. Why did I have to live there? Didn’t God have a better plan for my life? Would I die miserable? Might as well. This life wasn’t…
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