The gloves were covered in trash juice or TJ as we lovingly called it. Someone had used them all morning to clean up what is perhaps the dirtiest backyard I have ever seen. There were piles … Read more about I got smacked in the face with dirty gloves and a dead worm
Showing God’s love through toilet cleaning
When you hear of gays and Christians, typically images of hate come to your mind--hateful language, condemnation, etc. Anything but love, actually. That changed yesterday when my teammate … Read more about Showing God’s love through toilet cleaning
It wouldn’t be the World Race if there wasn’t at least A LITTLE drama
"Itinerary not found" the screen said after the nice gentleman who works for Delta airlines punched in my info at the self check-in station. I wasn't the only one, so the three of us who … Read more about It wouldn’t be the World Race if there wasn’t at least A LITTLE drama
We do not know what to do
"We do not know what to do, but our eyes are upon you." 2 Chronicles 20:12b It's five days until launch. Five days until J and K squads will be headed to Ireland to begin 11 months of … Read more about We do not know what to do
Goofy faces and love pinches
People at times will say things, not meant to discourage, when we tell them the amount of money we have to raise (roughly $15,000 per person, which means $30,000 per married couple) that does … Read more about Goofy faces and love pinches
God is a garage saler
I drove down Interstate 10 looking for it. I wanted to see it. I needed to see it somewhere. I needed to see the number 290. I had just left my friend Annalisa's house in Houston … Read more about God is a garage saler
The fire
I called in sick that day. It was May 6 last year and I wasn't feeling well, but it wasn't the kind of sick you'd think. I didn't have a cold. My stomach didn't hurt. I just felt like … Read more about The fire
Some people you should meet
I often get asked how a girl who grew up in West Texas could grow up to be such a big Cubs fan. My answer: a combination of two older brothers and having cable with WGN, the superstation that … Read more about Some people you should meet
If I had two hands doing the same thing
A while back, my sister-in-law Lyndsay asked me what the hardest part about prepping for The World Race has been. I gave her a generic answer about having to move out of my apartment and not having my … Read more about If I had two hands doing the same thing
