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Last New Year's Eve, inspired by Matt's 22 lessons learned in 2022, I posted 23 things I was looking forward to in 2023. What the internet didn't know at the…

Someday I'll own a throw pillow with the phrase "Live every week like Shark Week," but until then all I have is the Christmas themed shark bunting that my mom…

There's a rich metaphor in marshmallows, but that's not likely to show up in this post. Read Maggie Dressler's future autobiography for that. Instead let me take you back to…

After reading Luke 1 a couple of times recently, I was convicted about how Zechariah the priest was so shocked that an angel showed up to intervene in his life…

Last week had the fun and exciting news about camp, and this week my life is still full on as I've moved and settled into my new home. By the…

I love my job. I can't say I'd go as far as I love camp, but this past weekend was certainly a fantastic experience for me. When I read over…

I saw a lot of hurt-filled and hurtful posts on the internet this week, and roughly 97% of them were in the Facebook group for my Christian alma mater. I…

I once explained a classroom management strategy to my students, and a bright young man piped up, "You're manipulating us!" I laughed as we talked through the implications of my…

I had several wonderful moments of growth this week as I learned from the people around me and even had opportunity to share my knew understanding with others. I've been…

I love my job. You can go back through the archives of my blog and find that was a common refrain when I arrived in Germany and got stuck in…

I had most of a post written last night, but the website was low key glitching, and I went to bed instead of sorting it out. Then I had a…

Over the past couple of months, I had three different Jesus loving women invite me onto their prayer team during their pregnancies. I love praying, and I love all of…

I'm seeing fewer and fewer German advertisements in my social media feeds with a steady increase in New Zealand and Australian products coming through. I don't really want to tell…

Simultaneous to the news of his trade, Dame D.O.L.L.A. dropped his "Farewell" song which has some meaty lyrics. While I'm partial to the line "I learned that a wolf could…

You just can't top hanging out in a room full of teenagers worshipping Jesus. It's one of my all time favourite things. I have had a full on week of…

I've been able to sleep in a little this week and take some more naps. Even though I'm over jet lag, I'm still in the exhausted phase of transition, and…

This morning in church one of the elders asked me how I was settling in. I immediately responded, "It's so good to be home." But I still need to sort…

So I got stopped in the street downtown the other day by someone who recognised me... which happened often in Kandern, but is much less likely in a big city...…

You all know I've got my priorities, so as soon as I could, I got my Zambrero via uber eats, and it was delicious - as good as I remembered.…

Approximately 36 hours after I left home Thursday morning, I arrived home on Sunday morning. While I had moved the last of my stuff out of my old apartment last…