Koodaigirl

Sometimes living overseas just stinks! Actually, the word "sucks" comes to mind (not to be too totally offensive!). Sometimes this...

It was upside down. I couldn't believe it. I couldn't believe I had just made such a mess of the important project. It was upside do...

Wind has a truly amazing power. The plant I hung on the hook outside was knocked off and on the ground.. the hook itself broken from the eve...

Prayer is bitter-sweet. I had the privilege to spend a week praying. Hours and hours of prayer. It was really amazing to spend that much tim...

Today I saw no monkeys on my walk. I went out in expectation. (see why I expected to see them from my entry yesterday entitled "Monkeys...

photo source I saw monkeys today. I watched a family of monkeys swinging from tree top to tree top. Just hanging out in the trees, they ...

When God showed up to speak with the people of Israel, they were terrified and asked that it would stop. They didn't want the hear from...

I talk a lot. We talk a lot. Words make up so much of our day. We read words, we write words, we listen to words, we say words. We talk ...

photo source I watched from the window as a large, colorful, beautiful butterfly landed on the swing only feet away from my children whi...

It was a simple prayer. We were singing and praying as a team. Words of praise were flowing freely. The theme of the moment was thanksgiving...

One phone call this morning brought major changes to my plans this week. Anyone who knows me well will agree that I am not Ms. Flexible. I...

I thought that life would be more simple. I really assumed that settling down in small town (in the middle of nowhere!) would allow for a si...

I have been asked to lead a devotional time around the subject of "Coram Deo". When I saw the title of the session, my first respo...

Today I was sharing a prayer request with a friend. She noted that my request sounded all too familiar. "This is the same thing you hav...

The work is His and not mine, therefore I am able to quietly leave it in His hands. - Charles Spurgeon I don't naturally leave things qu...

I could almost see him. It was as if for a moment I was there. The dusty road. The heat. The man riding in on a donkey. We were singing in m...

I am getting quite familiar with our Welsh coast here. Our family loves to walk or drive down and enjoy the beauty of the rocky beach. With ...

They told me that I would be surprised. They said it would surprise me when I moved to a country where I speak the same language. They told ...

The sky in Wales is always moving. It is really quite remarkable and like nowhere I have ever lived. I look up and never know what I will fi...

We live in an old house. A very old house! 100 years or more... And so, as you can imagine, the stairs creak. They creak a lot! Just this mo...

Sometimes you just must. Sometimes it is just necessary to speak truth out loud. Sometimes the waves of doubt or frustrations come crashing ...

"You know this." "Honey, we've learned this." Think about it a minute... you know what an adjective is... You know w...

We sang the words "meekness and majesty" this morning and my heart was full of worship. This God we serve! my heart sang. This fr...

Photo Source I can't imagine my life without worry. What if I really stopped worrying, planning, scheduling and calculating? What ...