I was sitting there enjoying my Christmas dinner when my dad suddenly asked, “So, have you heard that Red Rock Bible Camp is looking for a Camp Director?”And suddenly my stomach did this big lurch thing that made me almost throw up my Christmas dinner. It was such a weird moment. Ben and I had […]
During the week that we returned home from our honeymoon, we got the first phone call about a church in Niverville needing a youth pastor. We didn’t pay any attention to it. We were busy settling into our new home, opening our wedding gifts, returning to the jobs we already had. Ben wasn’t looking for […]
I was determined not to like Ben long before I ever met him. I had someone very different picked out for my future. But when I mentioned to one of my best friends that a “Ben Dueck” was coming to work at Red Rock Bible Camp for the summer, and asked if she thought it […]
I’ve had a lifelong fear that God would send me to China as a missionary. As a kid, I always thought that “following God” would mean that He would make me do everything I most did not want to do. And in my mind, for whatever reason, that meant being a missionary in China. There’s […]
Last week, when I mentioned the fact that I used to be a girl with a plan, it got me thinking. And remembering. Sometimes in the busyness of the here and now, we don’t always take time to look back, to remember, and to appreciate the view – the maze of events, and the twists […]
Yesterday marked 12 years of being married to Ben. This summer has made me think about what I truly love the most about this life with Ben. For a few weeks before my birthday in July, I daydreamed about what kind of fantastic birthday date Ben and I would go on. I thought about what […]
Thanks so much to everyone for your comments and thoughts on dreams this week. It seems there are two main thoughts which keep surfacing: 1) It can be difficult to determine which dreams come from God, and which ones are our own, and 2) It can be difficult to wait on God to see those […]
Thank you all so much for your kind comments, emails, facebook messages, etc. It’s been hard to share our news with everyone. We’re excited about what the future holds, but also know that we will miss camp and all the people very, very much. A number of you have been asking about what’s next, and […]
At least, favorite serious posts. Thanks so much for taking the time to read the stuff I’ve written this last year! You guys are the best. 10. Been Thinking About The Unexpected 9. Chucking the Five-Year Plan (Part Two) 8. Cheesecake, Beth Moore, and Changing the World… 7. Been Thinking About Fishing (or “How Prayer is Like Fishing”) 6. When We […]
It’s hard to sum up five years of life, but I wanted to try. I’ve been doing a lot of reflecting, and tying up of mental loose ends. I love that quote from the movie “Hitch” when he says, “You can’t really know where you’re going until you know where you’ve been.” To get off […]
Ordinary Days 