I can’t tell you the number of times I have heard someone say, “I am not creative.” I have never really thought about it, but rather just accepted what they were saying. Most people use the phrase in the context of decorating or crafts. They somehow have gotten it into their brains that they “can’t” create. … Continue reading Creativity and the Water Jug Car
Often as I was in the midst of raising 5 young children, the dirty clothes would become a looming impenetrable mountain in my laundry room. Seriously, if I let it get away from me, meaning: “didn’t wash clothes every single day,” there could be laundry a foot deep that I had to maneuver my way through… Continue reading Mountain of Laundry
Many things my African friends do, I don’t understand; but I do not question. The time of day they eat their meals, the fact that their weddings are 8+hours long, or that their funerals last a week or more are just a few examples. I don’t question it. I just go with it. There is… Continue reading Sweeping Dirt
Respect for the elders respect: verb; to admire someone or something deeply as a result of their abilities, qualities or achievements. I have noticed a beautiful thing in Africa: respect for the elders. Subtle, yet obvious to those from the outside. There is a quiet order to things. The younger submits to the older. Respect… Continue reading Respect
A wise man once told me, “a smile crosses over all language barriers.” That wise man was Mr. Bill Haring. He served many years as a missionary in Mexico. He and his amazing wife and five children had “given up a lot” to GO, but if you ask him, he would tell you that it… Continue reading SMILES and the language barrier
