I’ve been reflecting lately on the mantra that is so often shared in the Marie Kondo movement; this mantra was so popular several years ago “seek what brings you joy.” And I think it has caused many people over the past years to ask the same questions of themselves. Does this piece of clothing, furniture,ContinueContinue reading “Work, Perspective, and the Kingdom”
Author Archives: Jeff Cardell
Why Faith at Work?
So for many during this time, a time of Covid, Elections, and five million other things coming down on us (or at least what it feels like), we can feel like we are in survival mode. And then add the stress of work in itself, trying to do all our work from home, not havingContinueContinue reading “Why Faith at Work?”
#Blessed
We are blessed to have spent the last 3 months in the States with such wonderful family and friends. We traveled through Chicago, Atlanta, Charlotte, Cheraw, D.C., Los Angeles, Waco, New Orleans, Savannah, and more. We had fun trying yummy foods, driving for the first time in 2 years, the beach, Disneyland for the 1stContinueContinue reading “#Blessed”
When the unexpected happens…
Often, when things do not go as planned, I have a tendency to freak out. You know me… we have talked about this type A personality and love of lists and order. Lately, we have had some detours as to how we expected events to happen and it has been amazing to see how GodContinueContinue reading “When the unexpected happens…”
Paris, Culture, and the Church…
Hey Guys, Jeff here..I know I don’t usually blog on here, Lauren has been amazing at it. But I wanted to take some time to share about some takeaways of our time at Paris. Now I could go on and discuss how amazing the food was and how beautiful the city was, which it was,ContinueContinue reading “Paris, Culture, and the Church…”
November 19th
What are you doing November 19th? Are you packing up your life in suitcases? again…and getting on a jet plane? Are you moving to another country? Guess What?! WE ARE! We got our green light and reserved tickets on Tuesday. It has been a whirl-wind of days and we don’t expect it to slow downContinueContinue reading “November 19th”
Christmas in Cali
Hi Everyone! Merry Belated Christmas! Sorry I haven’t posted sooner but I was enjoying my free time with my usually very busy husband. We spent Christmas in California this year and it was so relaxing! I was surprised by how well I coped with not seeing family at Christmas time. Last year was the firstContinueContinue reading “Christmas in Cali”
A Whirlwind into December
Hi Everyone! We hope you are doing well and enjoying December. Our Country has experienced pain and grief this week and I am so thankful to personally know a God who cares about us, understands every emotion that we experience, and is yearning to give us hope even when we feel how lost the worldContinueContinue reading “A Whirlwind into December”
Happy Turkey Day!
Happy Turkey Day! Happy Thanksgiving! Happy stuff your face with pie day! We hope you all had a wonderful thanksgiving this week! We had a very interesting crazy,chaotic, weird, good, a little sad…day…I am sure you did too. I find these words familiar to thanksgiving time. Ok gather ’round, let me tell you a story.ContinueContinue reading “Happy Turkey Day!”
Heavenly perspective and the Oven
Have you ever forgotten where you put something and then felt so stupid when you found it. Well….. during cleaning the kitchen and counter tops, I decided that it would be a good idea to put the leftover brownies in the oven to save space. Then later that night we preheated the oven for dinnerContinueContinue reading “Heavenly perspective and the Oven”
The Cardells on the Move 