December 2009
5 posts
Why Do They Even Use French?
Have you ever read a book and the author decided to insert random French words in his sentences. Well I have. And before I came to France and started learning the language, I was left to wonder what they meant and then think about how uncultured I was for not knowing random French vocabulary. But now that I am in the club, let me illuminate you to the reason. There is none. Or at least not a good...
Reading the End of the Story
So I was reading my Bible the other day and just decided to skip to the end. I don’t normally do that with books, but I had a good idea where this one was headed. As I read Revelation 22, I was overwhelmed with what I read and was especially blessed with some powerful verses near end.
17 The Spirit and the Bride say, “Come.” And let the one who hears say, “Come.”...
There Ain't No Bottomless Here
You Americans don’t know how good you have it. You can waltz down to Cracker Barrel, Denny’s, IHOP, etc, sit down and order a cup of coffee. But not just any cup of coffee… a bottomless cup of coffee. I don’t know who came up with the idea first (they are probably a genius), but it has spoiled me the last few years. Now that I am in France, I don’t know what to do...
Jesus is More Worthy Than My Family... But I Still...
It is hard being away from family during the holidays. When we arrived in France, we knew things would be hard and we would miss everyone. But it is during the holidays, that quintessential time of family, that we really feel it the most.
A week or so ago, I was feeling especially lonely and left out because my family was all together in IL. When I thought about it and spoke to God about it, I...
Something Wonderful
I am a gift person. A few people know that, one of whom being my husband. As it is finally December, it is officially the Christmas season, though we’ve had our Christmas tree up for over a week now. Nate told me a few days ago that he was going to do something different this year for my Christmas gift. Since he knows how much I love receiving a gift, he figured multiple surprise gifts from...