The last day of the year. Our family’s 2018 was full of adventures. Roadtrips, family & friend visits, birthdays & wedding celebrations, multi-language work in Latin America, a move from the desert to snow covered mountains, three homes in three months, new congregational ministry, new faces & places, earthquake, dust, snow, wildlife and many thingsContinue reading “2018 reflections”
Category Archives: ministry
feliz navidad
In 2018, the four of us celebrated the Savior’s birth with our church family in Anchorage on Christmas Eve and Day. Both my husband and I have lived in different parts of the world for the past 20 years. We have celebrated holidays with our parents and/or sibilings a handful of times in the pastContinue reading “feliz navidad”
embracing the unknown
Exactly five years ago, I woke up and left my home in Mexico, not knowing if I would be coming back. I had a trip pre-scheduled as an independent contractor for international communications. The night before my departure, my husband, Natán, shared details of a security situation that occured. My husband, I and the other missionary coupleContinue reading “embracing the unknown”
one step forward, two steps back
This month is full of “to do” lists. It seems that every time I cross one thing off my list, two or three more things are added. The major categories include: declutter and clean house to sell, follow up on quotes from moving companies, find a furnished short-term place to live, investigate storage options, sortContinue reading “one step forward, two steps back”
our next move
It’s been a week and the call decision has set in. We are moving to Alaska… in a month! Where do we begin… A list of random thoughts is constantly running through my mind. Items to donate, items to sell, items to keep and a few things to toss continue to be captured on handwrittenContinue reading “our next move”
cowboy boots for snowshoes
Our family spent the past two years making El Paso, Texas our home. A new house, new neighbors, new congregation, new grocery stores, new doctors, new therapists, new venues for toddlers, new restaurants and a new environment: the desert. All the little things that need to be established to “settle in.” At first, it wasContinue reading “cowboy boots for snowshoes”
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