When I hear the word adventure, my immediate thought is not "Oh, me! I'll go!" It's more like "Ask everyone else on the planet first, and if you come back to me than I'll consider it." I don't consider myself much of a go-getter or a risk taker. I don't operate by wanderlust. I wrote … Continue reading Orientation & Contemplation
I'd had enough of the burning sensation to my eyeballs so I squeezed my lids shut and cancelled out the sun. I 've been told that gingers have more sensitive eyes than most people. It's probably true, since red-heads also have sensitive skin, low pain tolerance, and other strange quirks. I swung my legs over … Continue reading Sunshine & Ignorance
Hey! Many of you know that I will be participating in a year long internship with Seattle's Union Gospel Mission, and I will need to raise support for my trip. To kick things off I would love to invite you to look at my page on a website called indiegogo. I have launched this page … Continue reading A Year Of Serving…in Seattle:)
What is to be done with a God-given burden? Is compassion dead without action? Is love still real even in its meagre beginnings? Interest is temporary, and the human heart is faulty- it cannot be trusted. When stale familiarity sets in, will I still do whatever it takes to love? "Is not this the … Continue reading Questions
Ruth Marie Paterson 