When Motivation Dries Up

When Motivation Dries Up

It’s a humbling thing to be schooled by your child You’re thinking: “Well, we all learn from our kids. Patience. Compassion. Consistency. Mercy. We grow and change as we learn from our parenting mistakes.” You’re right, but that’s not what I’m talking about. There were days I could not make myself want to get out […]

Resentment (AKA I Didn’t Sign Up for This.)

Resentment (AKA I Didn’t Sign Up for This.)

Once upon a time, I had only three goals. (1) Become a teacher. (2) Become a wife and mother. (3) Become a missionary. I never bothered to prioritize. Any order in which the Lord allowed me to succeed was acceptable. Not succeeding? Not an option. And it never occurred to me that those two little […]

The Ultimate Bait and Switch

The Ultimate Bait and Switch

Depsite what many people think, missionaries are not the Navy SEALs of the Church. We’re really no better than anyone else. But when we arrive to speak to congregations about how the Lord blesses us, we often talk up our successes, tally our converts, and wax eloquent about innovative programs and church-starts. By those standards, […]