Ninja Mom

I’ve had some people ask me if I’ve noticed anything that’s different here in Japan from the last time that I was here. Yes.  Some things, some things no. For example: -Sales tax has gone up 3%, and is about to go up another 2%.  Previously, I spent a great deal of time at the 100… Continue reading We’re Not In Kansas Anymore

Hello hello all! Well here we are– we’ve made it one week in Japan.  Exactly one week ago right now, we were about an hour out from Tokyo and were getting situated in the airplane to be able to land.  It was at this time that I finally became a little sleepy and caught at… Continue reading Week One

‘How, then, can they call on the one they have not believed in? And how can they believe in the one of whom they have not heard? And how can they hear without someone preaching to them?  And how can anyone preach unless they are sent? As it is written: “How beautiful are the feet of… Continue reading Undervalued and Overlooked

The other day, I was following my husband to a friend’s car lot where we were going to sell our car, to my great relief.  I was happy to finally wipe the dust off my hands and the sweat off my brow in regard to the thing that gave me the most stress as far… Continue reading Learning to Follow

Sometimes I hate the word busy.  It sounds like too good of an excuse, even though it’s the truth.  Busy, we’ve been busy. Selling a car (PRAISE the LORD), moving out of our apartment and in with some great friends, cleaning and turning over keys to our old apartment, having a massive garage sale, planning… Continue reading Snowflakes and Blessings

Pray, Give or Go.  Those are typically the options you have in regards to missions. I’ve been writing lately on something I saw on Facebook with the regard for the need of missionaries to live simplistic lifestyles.  But I’m not sure it’s so much an “on the field” issue as it is a home issue. … Continue reading The Lifestyle Challenge

You Should Know (English) Video by MUP.ORG from Mustang International on Vimeo.

Pause from previous theme.  I still have a couple more posts in the works, but I wanted to take a break to update ya’ll on what’s going on: -Praise God we are around 67.5% of the way funded to get to Japan.  So, that’s about 2/3.  We still have a few events planned over the next… Continue reading An Update

“Large crowds were traveling with Jesus, and turning to them he said: 26 “If anyone comes to me and does not hate father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters—yes, even their own life—such a person cannot be my disciple. 27 And whoever does not carry their cross and follow me cannot be my disciple. 28 “Suppose… Continue reading Counting the Cost

In 2000, I took my first mission trip with Teen Mania to India.  Rewind about 6.5 months.  I felt SOOO compelled that I had to go on a missions trip that summer (cool story, perhaps for another day).  I had a catalog of the trips available through Teen Mania and I had spent about a week trying to get… Continue reading Draising