June 22, 2010 in Uncategorized. Casting multiple roles for a blogger community extraordinaire! We, Journey Beyond Survival and nakiru, are starting the ball rolling on a new blog. We are looking for other hardy souls interesting in posting, whether it be regularly or just on occasion, giving us a chance to get to know you and comment like mad, just like in the old days. May 26, 2010 in Uncategorized. My cousin Jeff never actually guested.

February 1, 2010 by leannak1. Suddenly became very sick and was hospitalized. She and her husband were planning to move to Brussels and serve a church mission working with the young single adults in Europe. One day her mom was healthy, and the next day my roommate was on a plane to Utah to be with her family. One day she was studying French with the other missionaries, and the next day she was in surgery. Why those other kids, but not me? .

as long as we know who you are. Tuesday, April 16, 2013. I wanted it to be fun, happy, inviting, cozy, organized and most importantly, kid friendly.

Saturday, December 30, 2017. Perhaps this is my opportunity to feel and seek this closeness through joy, anticipation, and deep gratitude rather than in pain and in sorrow. I am grateful for both ends of this spectrum in life, and everything in between. Thursday, September 7, 2017. The Zambia, Marriage, Nice whirlwind. I was blessed, immensely. These are questions that arose. How do I contribute to suffering? How open is my heart really? What is my role in all of this? These good souls did the hard stuff.

Saturday, October 30, 2010. A few years ago, a friend of mine came back from Thailand with a very important question. More muscles in the elephant trunk than in the entire human body.

There is no agony like bearing an untold story inside of you. Monday, October 21, 2013. So you may have heard. Believe me, I did not expect that I would ever reveal a pregnancy only 8 weeks along. So I basically look 20 weeks pregnant. The cat is out of the bag. I spent the next week in shock.

Tuesday, August 11, 2015. What To Do About It? But we do want to be known. And yet we hold back. We want to be private about some parts of ourselves, too. Is that not right? Or is it only a matter of trust, of finding the person you can trust with your soul? I said it was a contradiction. We often contradict ourselves, we human beings. Do I have to take it all back? Perhaps we simply want to hear it or see it told. The story that means the world to us.

Living in a world where too much chocolate can make you sick. Wednesday, September 5, 2012. Blogger has been giving me far too many problems. Check out my new blog at. See you over there! Tuesday, September 4, 2012. I guess I have been a little busy. The first item of business that we must attend to is the wedding itself. And the reception was so much fun! .

The Many Adventures of Paul, Rebecca, James and Amelia. Friday, August 15, 2014. James was looking forward to his feast for weeks. We will take this school year to study the life of Christ, who is the perfect example of unfailing kindness.