Mondays with Allee

Work willingly at whatever you do, as though you were working for the Lord rather than for people.   Remember that the Lord will give you an inheritance as your reward, and that the Master you are serving is Christ. Colossians 3: 23-24 The countdown app on my phone shows 37 days until we move to the US, and I’d be lying if I said that my head isn’t filled with dreams of our new life in Texas.   I think in some ways I’ve always been the kind of person who struggles to stay present in the present.  I’ve always looked forward to the next adventure, season, or new beginning.  But I think especially since having cancer and going through chemo and radiation – a time when my life seemed to be totally consumed by sickness, when days would pass where I was physically unable to get out of bed and all I could do was be present in the present – and the present was so awful – I think since then I’ve been even more inclined to make changes.  I’ve been more in tune with t...

What a friend we have in Jesus, all our sins and griefs to bear.  What a privilege it is carry everything to God in prayer. Life is looking a lot different for Mama Lightness since my last blog post. Within minutes of posting, I started receiving Venmo donations for Lightness and her family.  $30, $50, $100, even a $500 donation was sent.  We were once again overwhelmed at the way that God works through the hearts of His people to make a difference in the world.   But once we had the resources, it wasn’t a simple matter of giving Mama Lightness the money.  We had to sit and discuss and decide the best way to use these funds to really help her and her family.  The more we talked with Mama Lightness, the clearer the picture of her situation became.  The father of her children had left them, coming around only on occasion and offering little to no support.  He had sold all of their belongings to get money, leaving them with not even a bedsheet....