You ever meet someone & instantly know that you would take a bullet for this person if it came down to it? You don’t know what the connection really is, how it happened or what it means but … Read more about My friend Josie!! <3
Authentic Desires with Selfish Ambitions
One big takeaway from this trip that God gave me through the physical space between my family & I is that every little thing is in His control. Life will life, people’s living situations will … Read more about Authentic Desires with Selfish Ambitions
From Getting Through It to Giving Through It
It’s easy to get stuck in the state of just getting through the rest of the race. There’s exactly 3 months until I hop on a plane back home. Personally, my hardest days on the race are behind me which … Read more about From Getting Through It to Giving Through It
The Harvest.
Harvesting longan fruit sounds fun & adventurous until you realize there’s triple the amount of trees you expected, 90 degree weather with 60% humidity, not enough workers & a crazy amount of … Read more about The Harvest.
Bye-bye social media !!! (finally)
I love Instagram. I love the resource it is & the resources it creates. It’s been a tool that I’ve used for years to share my life journeys from day to day adventures, grief that followed great … Read more about Bye-bye social media !!! (finally)
Back At One.
Back to posting blogs! Here’s one I wrote the first week of July when we first arrived to Vietnam! This is gonna sound silly at first but yes, I’m writing an entire blog on a Brian McKnight song. I … Read more about Back At One.
Lydia’s Mission
Our South African ministry partners were incredible! Lydia’s mission gave us the opportunity to teach, sew, farm & fellowship. Lydia’s Mission is a ministry in Badplaas, South Africa that empowers … Read more about Lydia’s Mission
Keeping the Sabbath
”So the creation of the heavens and the earth and everything in them was completed. On the seventh day God had finished his work of creation, so he rested from all his work. And God blessed the … Read more about Keeping the Sabbath
Rock Bottom
I just got off the weekly call with my mentor. “We don’t need Payton to hit rock bottom again” were the last words that floated through the air from North America to Africa. But if I’m being … Read more about Rock Bottom
