UPGs in the USA- Every Nation, Tribe, and Tongue… Right Next Door!

UPGs in the USA- Every Nation, Tribe, and Tongue… Right Next Door!

After high school I went overseas to work with tribal people. It was absolutely mind blowing what God was doing in the tribal communities. My heart is still for tribal and indigenous people, BUT God showed me something very interesting one day in Perth, Western Australia, a city of 2 million people. I sat with [...]

How to Build a Great Bucket List and Start Checking Things Off- Feat. George Straight and My Personal List.

How to Build a Great Bucket List and Start Checking Things Off- Feat. George Straight and My Personal List.

It's a new year! Time really does fly, hence why my New Years post is nearly three weeks into 2022! I was editing my bucket list today and decided to tell y'all about it. Now, when I say "bucket list" I don't mean like a "wait until you're retired or on your death bed" kind [...]

Hearing the Still Small Voice in a Noisy World

Hearing the Still Small Voice in a Noisy World

The Man in White "Have you ever had a dream of a man in white?" The tired widow look up through her dusty hijab and confidently responded "yes I have!" but the expression in her eyes seemed to ask "how could you have known that?" My team and I had been delivering food baskets to [...]

No Friends but the Mountains- The Kurds

No Friends but the Mountains- The Kurds

No Rights is about reaching out to the overlooked. The verse that inspires this blog, and inspires the work I do, is: Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves, for the rights of all who are destitute. Speak up and judge fairly; defend the rights of the poor and needy.Proverbs 31:8-9 One major way [...]

Celebrating All Around the Globe

Celebrating All Around the Globe

Since I have been living overseas for the past 4 years, I have been able to celebrate different holidays in very creative ways! In some places I have jumped right into how that culture celebrates holidays, and sometimes I have had to go out of my way to be able to celebrate holidays that are [...]

Everyday Miracles

Everyday Miracles

"Oh! My brother has the same birthmark as you!". This was the comment that started a miraculous conversation. I was shopping in Target and a woman, named Julie, approached me because of my birthmark on my arm. We began talking and as I learned about her life, I felt God's broken heart for some of [...]

How to have a “party radar”. Tips for finding adventure in your area.

How to have a “party radar”. Tips for finding adventure in your area.

How to have a "party radar" My friends joke that I must have a magnet or radar for parties because I am always finding the most random, yet super fun, events, festivals, fairs, concerts, etc. There are exciting things happening all around us in the places we live or visit, but it can be difficult [...]

Top 3 Spots in Western Australia to get some dirt on the tires. -Plus pro tips I wish I knew beforehand.-

Top 3 Spots in Western Australia to get some dirt on the tires. -Plus pro tips I wish I knew beforehand.-

Whether for missions and volunteer work or just for an adventure, Western Australia is an incredible place! And I have been so blessed by the fact that, in my volunteering and mission work, I find some of the most amazing adventures! I grew up in a small country town, but have lived in a big [...]

Travel Miracles Ep 2: Broke Down

Travel Miracles Ep 2: Broke Down

Ok here it is! Just one story, of hundreds, that shows how God has worked miracles in my life! It was hot. 100 degrees f. I was driving in a 4WD truck (called a ute in Aus) through the desert-like country side of Western Australia. It was supposed to be a 3 day drive. This [...]

Travel Miracles Ep 1: Meme Worthy

Travel Miracles Ep 1: Meme Worthy

Last week I shared some travel tips! Today I want to share a travel miracle! One of the things I love about God is that he cares about every part of our lives! He's not just there waiting for you to go to church or do something "spiritual". He cares about every detail of the [...]