For most of my life I didn’t see myself as “strong”. Growing up, I was “compliant”, not “strong-willed”. I was shy – and it’s hard to see yourself as strong if you are too afraid to speak up. I was…

(This is the second part of a discussion. Part 1 was Sorting out Shyness, Fear and Introversion. Coming soon in other posts – thoughts on being a strong (dangerous?) woman and thoughts on being an introverted leader.)  This second installment…

(This is the first part of a discussion. some background info for what is ahead. Coming soon in other posts – thoughts on being a strong (dangerous?) woman and thoughts on being an introverted leader.)  I’m an introvert. I’m also…

Most of you know that I love my job.  I’ve been part of Adventures in Missions since it started 25 years ago – the first 22 years as a long-distance supporter/connector and the last 3-1/2 as an employee.  [Update 9/2020: …

Life can feel like a juggling act.  Work and rest.  Busy schedules and establishing healthy habits.  Job tasks and everyday home tasks.  Competing projects and resources at work.  The urgent and the important.  Our needs and the needs of others. …

This is a slightly reworked repost of something I first posted in March 2012, a few months after I came to Adventures in Missions fulltime.  Although I work for a discipleship/missions organization, much of my time is spent in “normal”…

Last week I had a chance to be part of one of those holy moments you get to experience from time to time.  Those moments when the veil between heaven and earth seems thinner, when you sense you are part…

I’ve changed the title of this post quite a few times – trying to find one that captures what I want it to.  I’ve tried “It’s Humbling”, or more specifically, “The Humbling Experience of Support Raising”, or “What Have I…

I have friends who periodically challenge me with important questions.  They are asked sincerely.  They may be asked because their journey or their experience is different from mine.  And they force me to articulate things I should be able to…