The well known author of the book “The Culture code ” describes very vividly the one person he would not want to be. It’s a 21st century American woman. He says they are way too many conflicting expectations and competing codes in a American woman’s life today. I think this is so true. Every woman [...]

We were a family on mission before we knew who our family was, and before we knew what our mission would be. We were a family on mission together. I never thought differently. Mission is the background music playing in all the rooms of our house. Sometimes you really notice it’s there and can sing [...]

Here are some pictures of the fun we have on Oikos Sundays!

We have just been given an absolutely unique and amazing gift. A grandson called Finley. His birth causes me and Mike to stop and reflect not just on blessings but on parenting and then grand parenting. Finley is very very blessed.He has a loving home and two great parents and a nearby beach. But Finley [...]

Last week I had the joy and privileged to travel with Mike to a city I had never been to.To stay with a family I had never met,to meet the team of a church that I had never attended. I loved it. It was a privilege and brought me real joy. We were with them [...]

Another year. Some of us are glad to close the door on this one and open up a new one,like the presents we have just received at Christmas. Some may be clinging to this one,and dreading the dates and days that will mark out the new one. No matter what our feelings are,the new year [...]

What do I want to be when I grow up? I want to be a woman known in the community. I want to be strong and sensitive. I want to always have joy. I want to be beautiful on the inside. I want to be well travelled but living and loving the local. I want [...]

I have been thinking about women over the last few months. How amazing we all are. How conflicted we are. How much we do. How we do it. It’s a growing thought and it is dominating my chats with my heavenly Father. It’s growing in all my conversations. It’s the lens that I have chosen [...]

There are doors that open easily and doors that stay closed. There are moments that time passes through like silk. There are moments that time stalls in like a broken engine unable to start. There are windows that I can see through clearly and windows that are dull and dirty and distorted. I have felt [...]

We are still surrendering You our hearts Your faithfulness is our reward We still believe And though the journey has been hard We will confess Your goodness God We still believe Above is a quote from a song written by Kathryn Scott “We Still Believe” I have loved listening to this song over these last [...]