Written by . . .
My name is Betsy. I am a child of God, a professor's wife, and a mother of four. We live on the island of Java.
The Lord is my chosen portion and my cup;
you hold my lot.
The lines have fallen for me in pleasant places;
indeed, I have a beautiful inheritance.
--Psalm 16:5-6
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Category Archives: Keep Calm and Carry On
of my knight and mighty deeds
I cleaned out the car yesterday morning. Oddly I remember writing about cleaning the car once before, also on a day when my husband was away, but please don’t feel like this is a regular thing. That was probably the … Continue reading
Posted in Keep Calm and Carry On, Little Ones
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B is for ant and other uses of time
This post is brought to you by the letter A and the number 1440, which is the number of minutes in a day. I’m trying something new right now. I’m really bad at it (shocker) and even when I have … Continue reading
Posted in Being Mommy, Keep Calm and Carry On
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where have all the wise ones gone?
For all of the wise women in my life. And especially for Mom. With love and gratitude. When Norah was about a year old we were living in “Merica, that vast land of enormous supermarkets and jumbo shopping carts. I … Continue reading
Posted in Being Mommy, Keep Calm and Carry On
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of nasty eggs, emoji, and laughing at yourself
I was going to be creative for breakfast this morning. Eggs have been so boring lately. I had a little time while making supper last night so I prepared an egg bake. For sure, the ingredients I had weren’t what … Continue reading
Posted in Keep Calm and Carry On
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of uh-oh and a battle to the death
I was trepidatious when I opened my eyes early yesterday morning to see Alex, already in a collared shirt, grabbing his backpack. On the days he teaches at seminary, he’s gone by six. Though it’s only his second week teaching … Continue reading
Posted in Indonesia, Keep Calm and Carry On
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by way of a line in the water
It’s been more challenging than I expected to start writing about Java. The difficulty is not that I can’t find anything to say. This is a place so wildly different from everywhere I have experienced before. There is so much … Continue reading
Posted in Indonesia, Keep Calm and Carry On
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unflinchingly
No half-heartedness and no worldly fear must turn us aside from following the light unflinchingly. –J. R. R. Tolkien, The Lord of The Rings We live in a world of explosions. Bombs, guns, and–this week in Jakarta–grenades. Somehow when the … Continue reading
Posted in Indonesia, Jesus, Keep Calm and Carry On
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thank-full
We celebrated Thanksgiving yesterday. I mean Thanksgiving was properly and duly celebrated. In the yes-it-was-the-actual-day-and-we-actually-had-a-turkey-and-put-pumpkins-on-the-table-and-filled-our-home-with-friends-and-went-around-and-said-what-we-were-thankful-for kind of way. I know I haven’t described our life here even a little bit. (Yet.) So it may be difficult to imagine just why … Continue reading
Posted in Indonesia, Keep Calm and Carry On
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