Living as a wanderer

Adoption: Broken by the World

Ordinary is Extraordinary Reflections & Ponderings

Don’t Underestimate Ordinary

Ice. It’s cold; essentially it is merely frozen water. It cools our beverages on hot summers days, is useful in easing aches and pains, forms icicles along my roof as snow melts. Rarely do I stop to consider ice, until it intrudes on my rhythm of life. That’s happened only a handful of times. Once as a teenager, I remember getting an extended winter holiday due to a severe ice storm making the roads impassable…

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Guest pilgrims sharing their story Ordinary is Extraordinary Waiting

He is in the Waiting

guest blogger, Kaylei Ward Kaylei is native Coloradan with a heart for social justice and helping orphans and vulnerable children. She loves traveling, reading, photography, and all things Disney. She’s always excited to say ‘yes’ to new and adventurous opportunities but is learning to relish in the pauses God gives in-between. There was a time in my life when I lived in Orlando, Florida and loved it– most of the time. I loved the summer…

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Ordinary is Extraordinary Reflections & Ponderings

Time for New Lenses

You are created by a God who calls Himself… Mighty, Love, Just, Righteous, Creative, Powerful, Gentle, Humble, Faithful, Honest, Trustworthy, Magnificent, Glorious, Rescuer, Strong, Shepherd, Healer, Worthy, Above all other gods, Patient, and Wise.  The list goes on and remains limited only by our meager language. The point is, if God is the creator; whose existence is beyond description and absolutely extraordinary, and we are created in His very image, then logically we too bear…

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Guest pilgrims sharing their story

I’m not a Savior

Guest blogger, Mandy, has been working in Cambodia since March 2011. She’s been a full-time teacher, Country Director, and now Regional Director for her international organization. In her free time, she frequents coffee shops with former students and Khmer girlfriends while laughing, crying and sharing life with them. In the evenings, because it’s unsafe to be out at night, Mandy spends time watching Netflix and working on crafty quilts and cards. She enjoy reading and walking around…

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