salomonslivingabroad

“Loving people through the mess of life”~ this is my life goal, my motto if you will. This is who I want to be, because I believe that Jesus did exactly that. He loved people through the messiest parts of life. He always offered hope, restoration, kindness, gentleness, love, and support. Lord help me to […]Read Post ›

Are you sacrificing things in your life because Jesus has asked you to give that up, or are you sacrificing them to be a martyr?? I was reading a blog post that a friend sent me about why Global Workers should make a good wage when they are over seas and it got me to […]Read Post ›

YOU ARE GOOD ENOUGH! I created you to be MORE then enough. I will give you strength and courage, just take one small step forward! I have this nagging thought that haunts my brain so much these days. I’m sure I’m not the only one to ever have this thought. I am consumed by this. I wake […]Read Post ›

Doesn’t life surprise you sometimes? Or better yet, doesn’t your reaction to life surprise you sometimes? I’ve recently noticed this about myself. I am surprised by my reaction to us moving again. This Saturday we will make another move from Lviv to Kiev. Lviv is said to be the Soul of Ukraine, and Kiev the […]Read Post ›

I recently took my kids to the indoor play ground in Lviv. This place is the bomb.. (do kids still say that?). It has bouncy houses, trampolines, climbing structures, games, ball pits, slides, delicious food, crafts, desserts, birthday rooms, karaoke, face painting and lego. I’m telling you, its a great place, and in the winter […]Read Post ›

Often times God speaks to me through circumstances around me. I don’t often hear Him audibly, and I never have dreams and visions, but He does speak to me. I was recently in Turkey with a friend of mine, and speaking with some friends who are working with a local church there. These friends all […]Read Post ›

Life isn’t always sunshine, rainbows and butterflies and for many its far worse then even our hardest days. For some, our hardest days would seem like a cake walk. I don’t say these things to condemn the people who have “easy” lives, I simply state this to educate. There’s a hashtag thats used in North […]Read Post ›

Parenting on a good day is hard, parenting on a bad day… extremely difficult. Parenting in a cross cultural setting on a bad day… Feels impossible. Today was no exception. I found myself trying to navigate my way through a public tantrum in a culture where children are really just seen and not heard. Children […]Read Post ›

I’ve never really stopped to think of this saying, “A picture is worth a thousand words” before, but with one recent picture that was taken I’m seeing this phrase to be true. This is my friend Roman. I met him 3 years ago when I first came to Ukraine. What do I see when I […]Read Post ›

Christmas isn’t quite here yet, We’re just a few weeks away from my  most favourite time of the year. I am feeling incredibly blessed that I get to celebrate Christmas twice. I’ve always lived in this world where Christmas was about family… LOTS of family, and food… LOTS of food. I remember as a kid […]Read Post ›