by Gayla Grace | Jun 17, 2016 | attitude, Blog, outsider, perseverance
With Father’s day just a few days away, I’m posting an essay I wrote a few years’ back to encourage and honor stepdads. Dear Stepdad: Don’t Quit My husband, Randy, will be the first to tell you he has done a lot of things wrong as a stepfather....
by Gayla Grace | Oct 8, 2013 | Blog, expectations, outsider
My oldest daughter left for Mozambique, South Africa in May of this year, just a few days after completing her teaching degree. At 23 years old, she wanted to explore a long-term missions opportunity before she committed to a teaching job back home. She will be there...
by Gayla | Feb 10, 2012 | Blog, expectations, feelings, outsider
Tears rolled down my face as I left Bible study. In an unfamiliar church, surrounded by strangers, I missed my life from our prior community we had been forced to leave. I began to question if I would ever belong again. I felt like an outsider everywhere I went. Fast...