Blog – Alive In France

Home is where your books are

It’s 2026! wow. Already. It felt like only a few weeks ago that I was writing up the last Christmas update… probably because I have been so terrible at keeping this blog afloat. The other day, Andrew asked me how I was doing, to which I responded: “I’m alive.” He proceeded to tease me by…
A generation in need for genuine human connection

This title is inspired by the Peanuts comics, which was comically shared with me in response to my Lemonade Stand Story. For those who know the story, feel free to skip this part. But for those who don’t—lean in. The Lemonade Stand Story Our daughter got a bee in her bonnet and wanted to make…
Finding Christ at Christmas

Is it too late in the year to say Bonne Année!? Definitely out of place to wish you a Joyeux Noël… but that will nonetheless be the topic of this much overdue post. The End of the Year Wow, how we ended 2024 with a bang! I used to miss the picturesque winter Christmases when…
The Daily Grind

“That we ought not to be weary of doing little things for the love of God, who regards not the greatness of the work, but the love with which it is performed.” Brother Lawrence The dust has settled. The leaves have fallen to the ground and almost everything in our home has a home. The…
Prayer meetings & Prophetic children

Hello fellow friends, family, and occasional stranger who stumbles accross my website, Nîmes in autumn is delightful. The trees turn golden brown, the cool breeze is welcomed, the swarms of tourists have gone home, and it is q.u.i.e.t. Though we still get the occasional drunk weeing in our alley-way, bars are not open as often…
Healings & baptisms, IKEA furniture, and prayer walks

I think that I’ve left you all on a cliff hanger for so long that you may have lost interest. My last blog bore some kind of rant about having to pack up again and the potential threat of being spouse-less for six weeks. Thankfully, it didn’t turn out to be that bad. Thank you…