miscellaneous. – reflections of a girl on mission.

it’s not about the years but about the miles.

I recently had a friend tell me, “Kelsey, it’s not about the years on the car but about the miles.” Little did she know, I needed to hear this more than she knew. For years I have been struggling with having seen myself as a true former missionary. I always corrected saying “I lived overseas”Continue reading “it’s not about the years but about the miles.”

the one where God’s hand is evident.

Do you ever feel like you’re in the midst of a season where you don’t feel like God is moving in your life? BUT THEN you get to the otherside of the season and you see that God HAS BEEN MOVING the entire time — that He was writing your story and that His handContinue reading “the one where God’s hand is evident.”

29 years.

29 years. One year away from 30. I look back over these last 29 years and over this last year of life, and I’m not where I thought I would be at this point in my life. I’m not where I would like to be. I’m not where society says I should be at thisContinue reading “29 years.”

2020 vision.

2019 has come and gone! It wasn’t an easy year by any means. There was a lot of heartache, health issues, personal demons to battle, and loss. But it was also a year of tremendous growth. Through the valleys of this year, God brought me to the mountain tops. I had breakthroughs, lessons learned, truthContinue reading “2020 vision.”

when the trials keep coming.

Do you ever feel like when it rains it pours? Have you ever felt that trial after trial keeps coming your way? Just when you think the trials are subsiding, another one smacks you in the face! If you’ve been there, I feel your pain. I am currently in that spot. These last few monthsContinue reading “when the trials keep coming.”

the unmet desire.

Hello World, It’s been awhile since I’ve been on here. A little over a year to be exact. I could make excuses as to why I haven’t, but I’m not going to. A lot has happened since the last time I’ve talked with you. I finished my graduate degree at the University of Notre DameContinue reading “the unmet desire.”

why.

why. The question “WHY?” has been coming up a lot these last few weeks. Questions on why I want to be a leader, why I want to be the person that I am, and why am I doing what I am doing. I’ve given this a lot of thought lately. But as I have givenContinue reading “why.”

season of change.

It seems as if the last 2.5 years have been a constant season of change for me. It seems that God keeps picking up my roots, moves me to a place, lets me get settled, and picks me right back up again. In the last 2.5 years, I have been Campus Missionary Intern at HoustonContinue reading “season of change.”

why i don’t have a boyfriend.

“Do you have a boyfriend?” and “Why don’t you have a boyfriend?” I am asked these questions way too often for my liking. Even this week I joked around that if I was asked these questions one more time, I would scream (I’m joking but still). But to put it simply, ‘No’ and ‘God hasn’tContinue reading “why i don’t have a boyfriend.”

the vastness of God.

If you stepped outside last night then you must have seen the Supermoon. It was kind of hard to miss. If you didn’t step outside, then you missed something beautiful and amazing! And you might not see the moon that bright again until 2034, resources say. As I was looking at the moon last nightContinue reading “the vastness of God.”