Fracaso. Esta palabra es lo peor, verdad? A nadie le gusta saber o escuchar que ha fracasado. Normalmente, el fracaso es una de las causas por la que lloramos. El fracaso es una gran manera de decir, “no lo hiciste lo suficientemente bien, no eres suficiente”, al menos, para mí eso es lo que significa … [Read More]
March: Doing vs Being
Or I could label this “Accomplishments vs Rest”. I didn’t really know what I was signing up for when I created this as my month challenge. It just seemed so intangible. I like to stay occupied. I don’t want to just ‘be’. That sounds boring. And in reality, I did pretty bad with the … [Read More]
February: Embracing Imperfections
Look at it. The scenery, plaid shirt (totally hipster/in right now), a hat that isn’t uncommon but stands out, wrapped in a blanket scarf of a different color and pattern that doesn’t really go, but does because somehow it all fits. The past year, God has been teaching me so much about image, perception, ‘having … [Read More]
January: Prayer
Prayer. To be honest, I’ve never been good at praying. Mediocre at best. I always felt like there was so much to pray about that I would never actually get through all I needed to, and I perceived it as failure before I even started. (I’m a type-A person, if you can’t tell) I … [Read More]
The ignorance in saying “God’s got this”
Let me start with two things before you yell at me – 1) You are no way entitled to agree with me. You may not think I’m correct, or that my thoughts are too strong. That’s okay. We can agree at the end of the day that Jesus is who He says He is. … [Read More]
Single
That word. Single. For those of us like me, who have never really dated anyone, it’s a word that reminds us fthat yes, we are alone. Solo. Table for 1. We crack jokes about “being forever alone” and share photos of huge engaged/married families with one guy holding up a sign saying, “I have egg … [Read More]
self-ish
Selfish: adj – concerned chiefly with one’s own personal profit or pleasure. (Says Google) Selfishness is something that runs in our bones. It’s not really something I feel I can ever ‘overcome’ or one day rid myself of giving into temptations that benefit me. In fact, I’m the person who says… “I need a coffee.” … [Read More]
Unconventional
My job is working with people. My job doesn’t really feel like a job. My job is to love unconditionally. My job focuses on Kingdom things. I don’t have a typical 9-5. I don’t have the same schedule, and I don’t always know how to explain things to those who don’t have my job. When … [Read More]
Take a tour!
I’ve got quite a few videos made about my time here in Spain. However, for person’s individual privacy, I don’t want to post them all here. Feel free to send me an e-mail and I can send you some of the others! lydiawilson@cmfi.org
Progress
Eight months ago I stepped off a plane into a country I had never been too, with a language a knew very little of, meeting people I had never met before. You can imagine how I felt. It’s very easy for me to focus on where I need to go next, the next goals I … [Read More]