Crazy Adventures in the Life of a Redhead

This is going to be my blog post for two weeks. I arrived home late on Tuesday, and I did not get a chance to finish everything until Thursday. This current week is a catch-up and a preparation week. We are going to a place called Loo (Lo-oh) next week, so I am helping the students prepare a musical drama to the song “Hands and Feet” by Audio Adrenaline. So, the days fly by! I cannot believe that there is less than three weeks before I return to the States. Even though I am so thankful to be returning to the US, I am so glad that I have the opportunity to return to the Philippines for another three and a half months. I know my work and development are not complete. Many blessings to all of you; grace and peace be with all of you in Christ Jesus. Stupid Chickens! Why is it that every week almost, I have a new chicken story? I am not sure why chickens have become such a humorous motif in my life as of late. Maybe it’s the bond I have with the hen—whose name is Smokey—that is clucking at ...

Morning reflections Good morning! I am writing this in the morning, so regardless of when you’re reading this, it is always nice to be wished a good morning ☺ At least I like the feeling. I like it better than good evening because in the morning, you have the whole day in front of you to live abundantly and to take each opportunity to breathe a full breath and exhale the contents of your lungs; in short, you have the whole day to be alive. Good evening signals the end of the day, the close to whatever you just witnessed or experienced. Sometimes, I suppose we wish the “good evening” would come sooner, maybe after a hard day or a stressful day; you know the days when you can’t seem to get “a leg up.” You might feel beaten and forlorn. On those days, a “good evening” could really make the end of your day, which in turn would make your sleep plentiful, which would in t urn make the next morning a “good morning.” Well, I am preempting all of that, and I am wishing you a good morning that t...

This may come as a surprise but I think that Filipina Kelsey is more Type B than she ever thought possible! I know this is shocking news, but let me explain. I no longer rush around with my head cut off, thinking about the hundred things I must accomplish when normal people cut the number off at two or three. I do not sleep for three hours between 9 am and noon, but I am getting regular sleep! Thank the Lord ☺ I am reading books upon books. I have finished three alone this past week. I am exercising regularly, albeit only a 30-minute to 40-minute run, but still it’s something to keep me going. I am still making lists of what I want to accomplish, so maybe that is my true nature popping up, but the rest has wonderfully calmed down. I get up at 6 am or before and I go to bed between 11 and midnight with a wonderfully mundane routine in between. Sometimes, although I love adventuring and scouring the earth for more excitement, I am content to simply stand still and enjoy being alive. I ha...