*The earlier, published post of “the Bidet” has inexplicably disappeared post-publish and I recreated this post from an old, old draft. I’m really not sure what happened. So, I apologize if this post is less polished than normal* Machines are taking over our apartment. I put a poll on Facebook asking which machines you were… Read More Machine Monday: the Bidet
In Mongolian there’s a “mine” for something that is just mine (миний/minii) and another mine for something that belongs to us (маиай/manai). манай is similar to English “our” but used more often. Anything that is not only mine is ours by default. In Mongolian, it’s not my apartment, it’s our apartment (other people live here… Read More миний маиай & Interdependence
Mongolia is a pretty safe country. Multiple times I’ve seen people walk in and out of banks with duffle bags full of cash like it’s no big deal. For the most part, bank tellers don’t have protective glass. Any car becomes a taxi when you put your hand out (the equivalent of a thumbs up)… Read More The Time Cory Thwarted a Pick-pocketer
Sometimes things don’t work out quite how you expect them too. Because of the really bad, terrible, awful air pollution we are expecting this winter we decided to purchase a hefty air purifier for our apartment. Shout out to Mt. View Wesleyan Church who gave generously toward the $1,600 purchase price. To buy the air… Read More The Day Cory Broke the ATM
A friend from home recently asked me if the M&M’s were the same here as in the US. Guys, they are not. They are similar (and still delicious) but they are not the same. Let me tell you more about this. But, before I do, I think it’s important to note that I am, indeed,… Read More M&M’s in Mongolia
Sometime last week, we began noticing little papers taped to our door. All told, we got three of them. We recognized our building number and door number so we figured they were specifically and intentionally for us and, as most of the other doors had them as well, we weren’t concerned but were very curious.… Read More The Little Papers Taped to Our Door
Hi Friends, Several of you have asked how you can send us mail. We finally have answers. Mail is not delivered to homes here. If you want to get mail, you need to rent a PO BOX. So today I went to the local post office with my friend Agiimaa and rented a PO Box… Read More You Can Send Us Mail!
We arrived in Ulanbaatar nearly three weeks ago. I’ve posted a little on FB and a few times on Instagram, I’ve even tossed out a couple tweets. But I haven’t sat down to write a post. It’s not because I’m too busy. It’s because my brain is too fried. And my filter is broken…not the… Read More On Why I Haven’t Written Much
Blessings are as varied and as random as the people who provide them. Here are a few. There have been so many more. I hope these simple stories inspire you and give you courage to take risks and bless the people in your lives in whatever seemingly random way the Holy Spirit leads you. A… Read More Blessings On the Journey, Part 4
My biggest fear in moving to Mongolia: How it’s going to impact my child. So when other people express interest in her and care for her in practical ways it melts my mama’s heart. Here are a few ways people have done that. Linda There are a lot of great Linda’s in my life. This… Read More Blessings on the Journey, Part 3
I’ve been struggling for the last few weeks. It’s been easy to blame it on so much travel and the uncertain waiting but I finally realized it was more than that (although that would have been enough for me). I’m embarrassed that we aren’t leaving when we thought we were (this coming weekend). I’m embarrassed… Read More Real Talk: Shame on the Journey
We’ve had some beautiful opportunities to see God work through kids. Kids see way more than we sometimes think they do and hear way more from God than we often give them credit for. “Let the children come to me!” Jesus said. Let’s show them the way (and watch as they show us the way!)… Read More Blessings on the Journey, Part 2
