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I will lift up my eyes: June 2015

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Sunday, June 7, 2015. A different kind of culture shock. Milk in a bag (also, it doesn't need to be refrigerated before opening). I asked the girl working there if they had boxes to keep a bag of milk in once it was opened. She looked at me as if she had no idea what I was talking about. I explained a little more, "you know, so it doesn't spill when it's in the fridge after you open is". "Oh! I bought a one liter plastic pitcher with a lid. That seemed like a better solution to me). I love Jesus, love to...

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I will lift up my eyes: January 2015

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Friday, January 23, 2015. This Christmas, there was a paradox I couldn't quite wrap my mind around- The God of the universe as a baby. Tiny, dependent, defenseless, vulnerable. The more I thought about his vulnerability the more beautiful it seemed. I don't risk vulnerability unless I want to be known, unless I deeply care about the person I am vulnerable with. See me. Know me. Love me" is the heart-beat of vulnerability. And here was our God. As a baby, vulnerable. A God who wants to be known. Let us kn...

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I will lift up my eyes: November 2014

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Sunday, November 30, 2014. Longing for the sun. My "winter blues" treatment plan. But since then, I've only caught a glimpse of the sun 3 or 4 times, peeking out from behind the clouds. I may or may not have squealed, "my shadow! In case you're fooled by that glowing, lighter area in the clouds, that's not the sun. That's the reflection of my lamp through the window). Tuesday, November 4, 2014. And hostess of the year award goes to. . . The banana bread didn't even burn. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Corni...

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I will lift up my eyes: May 2015

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Saturday, May 9, 2015. Vignettes from My First Weeks on the Job. The room is crowded with 30 teachers, all sitting on small student chairs, hunched over low tables. There’s a buzz in the air, as they all work intently on their news articles. Two of our facilitators are leading a workshop on teaching writing in the elementary classroom, and now teachers are practicing a technique they’ll be encouraged to use in the classroom. As they finish their articles, they step to the front of the room. The facilitat...

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I will lift up my eyes: House hunting- Pana style

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Friday, May 1, 2015. House hunting- Pana style. So, you ready to go look at houses? My coworker asked me, unlocking his motorcycle after our meeting last Friday. House hunting I was sure about, riding a motorcycle not quite as much so, but I clambered on the back and off we went. As we reached the road along the lake I caught my breath. The volcanoes were rising up on the far side of the lake, their triangular peaks cutting the sky. There happened to be a 2. Then, in the afternoon, I walked around until ...

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I will lift up my eyes: Vignettes from My First Weeks on the Job

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Saturday, May 9, 2015. Vignettes from My First Weeks on the Job. The room is crowded with 30 teachers, all sitting on small student chairs, hunched over low tables. There’s a buzz in the air, as they all work intently on their news articles. Two of our facilitators are leading a workshop on teaching writing in the elementary classroom, and now teachers are practicing a technique they’ll be encouraged to use in the classroom. As they finish their articles, they step to the front of the room. The facilitat...

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I will lift up my eyes: February 2015

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Saturday, February 28, 2015. And working with Child-Aid, I'll be able to do all that. Check out Child-Aid's website. The town I'll be living in is called Panajachel. It's located on Lake Atitlan, frequently touted as one of the most beautiful lakes in the world. I'll let you be the judge of that. Lake Atitlan, photo from wikimedia commons. Now- who's coming to visit me once I'm all settled in? The LORD is good to those who wait for him, to the soul who seeks him." Lamentations 3:25. Books I want to read.

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I will lift up my eyes: The Joy of Cooking Substitution

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Friday, March 20, 2015. If you've spent any length of time outside the US and enjoy baking, you've probably mastered the fine art of substitution. While I generally try to avoid recipes that call for too many substitutions, my height may have been this Thanksgiving when I made a pumpkin pie in a graham cracker crust. Except, I didn't have any pumpkin. Or graham crackers for that matter. . . Google is basically my best friend when it comes to navigating recipes meant for one country in another. I love Jes...

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I will lift up my eyes: Five Years. . .

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Thursday, July 3, 2014. Five Years. . . Every year on July 3rd, I like to reflect on the past year. It might seem like a rather arbitrary date, but it's not. It's the day I left home 5 years ago and started this whole international living thing. On July 3rd last year, I gave my 2 weeks notice at the job I had in the States, preparing to leave for Finland. No wonder I've been feeling mentally and emotionally exhausted lately. Back in Latin America? I think what youre doing is fantastic! Enter your email a...

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I will lift up my eyes: July 2015

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Friday, July 3, 2015. Half my adult life. I left the US six years ago today, and other than short stints at home, I've been living abroad since then. Each year on the anniversary of the date I left home, I like to reflect on the past year and look forward to the next. Now, I'm graduated, one masters degree to my name (another in the works) and a published author (granted, the paper I published is in an obscure Romanian journal and you'd be hard put to find it). I'm looking forward to the next year. I...