Posts Tagged ‘Roommates’

Roommates

28Jun08

One of the things the single staff deal with when they work at here the hood is that they live with the same people that they work with. Some people don’t enjoy it; I love it. I realized this past winter that I love seeing my roommates at work. It’s kind of like being part [...]


Living with Tumaini has been incredibly encouraging and challenging. Very rarely is it challenging in the i-hate-your-stinkin’-guts way; it’s mostly challenging in the i-love-your-heart-can-i-be-just-like-you way.
Right now, we’ve got two maps hanging in our room; a world map and a map of the USA. One day, while gazing at the globe on our wall, she says [...]


Days Off

28Apr08

I’m currently enjoying my first real days off (spent at home) that I’ve had in a few weeks. It’s great to finally be able to clean and fold laundry and start some projects I’ve been putting off. Here’s what I’ve done so far:

Went to church, and said goodbye to a family whom I’ve grown quite [...]


A Legacy

02Apr08

When I first moved to Speculator years ago, I had the pleasure of moving in with Camp Tapawingo’s newest director.
I was nervous.
It’s not every day that you have the privilege of moving in with someone respectable and godly enough to hold that sort of position; director of an all-girls Christian camp. I didn’t want to [...]


Dinner

12Mar08

So many of you have asked how dinner went, so I thought I’d post some of my thoughts about it here.
When I walked into my house that evening prior to dinner my roommate and I had an interesting conversation.
x: G, I won’t be home for dinner tonight.
g: Why?
x: I’m going to so-and-so’s house for dinner.
(As [...]


Guest Blogger

19Dec07

I recently moved to a new apartment just down the street from my old apartment and acquired a new roommate in the process. Her name is Adrienne, and she’s been here before. I couldn’t have been blessed with a better roommate at this time in my life.
 She recently spent four months in Africa and is [...]