Disclaimer: if you don’t know what’s happening in Iraq right now, here’s a link that explains it better than I could! I have not been able to point to Iraq on a map and call […]
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Author: Amanda Tanner
If change is the only constant in life, why are we so afraid of it?
+ pics from this beautiful east coast!
A letter to all my loved ones as I move to a new city
Okay that title’s a little misleading… it’s definitely not a city I’m moving to… say hello to your newest small-town-girl! After a week of training in Québec City last week (which is another beauty […]
How I learned to detach from the chaos around me
My life is far from still. It is, and always has been chaotic. A couple of fond memories from my childhood include #1. pushing steel trunks in front of the doors of our apartment so […]
Teaching in Jordan: How to do our part without actually teaching in Jordan
This blog will not tell you to donate, pray, or support your friends who do teach in the Middle East instead of going yourself.
How to properly love your friend who’s going through illness in the family
Today I had the privilege of chatting with a longtime friend by the name of Kathy Yachouh (far left of the picture.) If you’ve been in or around the Markham community (or Middle Eastern GTA […]
The Future in Words
I am full of hope. I am full of zeal. Full of willpower to go back and serve again. I don’t say this with an attitude of complete happiness though, because the reason I feel […]
The Teaching in Words
How does one begin talking about the very thing that they can’t imagine living without? I can’t live without the faith of kids. Their childlike faith. Their zeal for life. It inspires me. I need […]
