Deployment and God’s Faithfulness

Over a month down. You’d think that this would mean that I am now fully adjusted and getting used to deployment. But the truth is that it only just hit me. Very suddenly too and with a vengeance. For a month, I was fine. Honest. Just plugging along, doing the next thing, and missing my […]

Joy during SAD

It was cloudy when I woke up this morning. Cloudy and cold. As I made my way into the kitchen to brew myself a cup of tea, I couldn’t help but feel as if it was cloudy and cold inside too. Or maybe it was only cloudy and cold inside of me. You see, it’s […]

Life’s What You Make It

“I want adventure in the great wide Somewhere! I want it more than I can tell. And for once, it might be grand to have someone understand… I want so much more than they’ve got planned.” As I little girl, I would sing Belle’s reprise from Beauty and the Beast at the top of my […]

Disney Messed Me Up

If you’ve read my very first post here, you’ll know that I am not a big fan of bugs. Honestly, the only bugs I don’t mind are ladybugs and that’s only because I’m in the planning stages of writing a children’s book about ladybugs and fairies. For me, bugs are mostly divided into four classes. […]

The One with the Massive Spider Invasion

I’m actually a very brave person. I’ve been stalked and barely blinked an eye. I’ve faced life altering medical emergencies and had to make tough decisions since I was twelve. I’ve slept without a nightlight for at least the past thirteen years. I’ve remained silent under torture (okay, I actually just stepped on a lego […]