Not qualified This is the second, “not” many of us cling to that keeps us from becoming who we are created to be. We read in 2 Timothy 1:7 “You see, God did not give us a cowardly spirit but a powerful, loving, and disciplined spirit.” Unfortunately we rarely believe Paul’s words. Sure, sometimes [...]
Here’s why you and your children may be leaving church feeling unconnected to God. There are several things I could’ve chosen to identify (The service was actually subpar, You’re suffering and its taking every ounce of faith you’ve got just to show up, You’re at church to earn heaven, You came in with an agenda, [...]
Puns are considered the lowest form of humor. You may call me a Cretan but I like them. They make me laugh. They make me groan. Sometimes they make a point. If you ride the waves of the Internet you’ll find that Teddy Roosevelt, Thomas Jefferson, Franklin Roosevelt, Benjamin Franklin, and even Abraham Lincoln [...]
My son had his phone taken away for the last four weeks and it was awesome! I won't get into the details of why we took the phone. We all parent differently and the reason has nothing to do with this post. If you know him, please don't ask him about it or mention it. [...]
Today we woke up knowing exactly what we would be doing. My dad graciously handed me some money before I left with one request and that was to give it directly to someone in need as I saw on this trip. Day one I was given an opportunity to use part of the money but [...]
We started the day with the hopes of visiting children in Diamante and doing VBS activities with them, but when Blair and I got to the buses this morning we realized that there was a need for more people in the construction crew. After debating our thoughts and battling with wanting to spend time with [...]
Today our group (sans Ramona- more about that later on) decided it was time to build again. So we hopped on the bus and headed to Mona Loa. We got off at what we thought was the job site, only to be told to load the tools onto the 2 lumber trucks waiting for the [...]
Today we started out not really sure what the day would hold. We are usually informed of the options available the night before but did not get that information. We got ready thinking we were going to the hospital today but were told going down to breakfast that the options were to help at the [...]
We loaded the bus this morning excited and ready for our group's first build of the trip. Our excitement was quickly squelched when Kurt stepped on the bus and told us where our build sight was going to be for the day.Our bus was headed to the dump to build two homes. He told us [...]
Today with one team needing to build a house to get the number set achieved, the rest of us visited Mi Esperanza. There we learned the mission, toured and purchased handmade items. These purchases serve dual purposes. 1. All proceeds go directly back to Mi Esperanza to fund their goal of empowering women with trades [...]
