Schooling – (former) MISSIONARY MUSINGS

Silent no more

My blog has been silent for a long while. To be honest, I’ve been struggling a bit with depression and unmotivation. I’ve also been pondering and praying about all that is going on in this country I live in – my heart grieves for the lack of justice provided to people of colour. I grieveContinue reading “Silent no more”

BAHALA NA

I miss the bahala na attitude of the Philippines. While some could construe this as a fatalistic, pessimistic mindset, it’s real meaning is a resting trust in God’s providential leading and ordaining of circumstances. While living in the Philippines I witnessed many Filipino friends live out Jesus’ mandate to let today’s own troubles be sufficientContinue reading “BAHALA NA”

SUFFERING & UNKNOWN

Our daughter has a wedding planned for June 13 but because of the covid-19 pandemic growing exponentially, what has been being planned is changing. Anyone who’s ever been engaged knows there are dreams and hopes for a special wedding day. We’ve been making plans, but life throws curve balls. It can still be a specialContinue reading “SUFFERING & UNKNOWN”

WISE USE

A dear friend of mine passed away this past year. Her life was one of encouraging others. And in her dying she taught those of us who knew her how to die well. The joy of the Lord did not depart her in pain and suffering but grew all the richer. In her passing sheContinue reading “WISE USE”

UNCERTAINTY

Moving half way around the world from first-world-middle-class-America to third-world-Philippines certainly created uncertainty, wondering what we’d gotten ourselves into, an excitement mixed with trepidation at the fascinating strangeness of the culture, weather, habits, ways that we were not versed in but willing to learn about. Staying FAT helped with that transition – FAT meaning Flexible,Continue reading “UNCERTAINTY”

Writing Prompts

I used to teach creative writing to middle schoolers while I was living overseas. I had compiled a booklet of creative writing prompts for my students to use over the summer. Now that the schools are closed due to Covid-19, I am having my sons do 20 minutes of writing each day. They are usingContinue reading “Writing Prompts”