BE - I too this photo at an outdoor book market in Paris. Through 2020, many have learned about being rather than doing as we've been in and out of quarantine, shutdowns, and lockdowns.  Exploring and adventure doesn't always mean traveling somewhere, join me as I blog and explore!

lauren's musings

Blogging + exploring

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This picture says so much, while I’m front and center, the camera is not focused on me, it’s focused on the girls I have spent the past few years pouring into (and being encouraged by).  You see, even though I’m present, and the biggest one in this image, it’s not about me, it’s about those […]

Life is fun when the focus isn’t so clearly on ourselves.

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In anticipation, for my cross cultural training to prepare for Hungary, I loaded my car for a three week road trip to Indiana.  After re-routing my trip 4 times, I decided at the last minute to depart day earlier than planned because a big snow storm was imminent.  Little did I know leaving early had me face […]

A journey to remember

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Today, I went to the apple store with a friend.  Her computer had randomly been restarting several times a day for 4 months.  As a college student, Christmas break presented the opportunity to survive without a computer.  After driving to 2 stores, an hour long phone conversation and story time with three levels of technicians, (and long holding patterns) at Apple tech […]

Failure can be the greatest success of all

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Prayer changes things.  I’m beginning the next leg of a journey to Hungary.  I have watched my heart towards living a missional life in a country that is not Ukraine begin to change drastically.  Prayer has been the foundation of this twist in the road and will continue to be.  I’m currently on a plane to […]

You think I would have learned by now…

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Have you ever spent an extended period of time working on fixing something, only to find out later that you’re solution isn’t a good solution at all?  Well, let me tell you a technological story.  Last night, I was working on preparing a promotional video for an English camp in Hungary.  I had many segments […]

Smart Solutions…

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I have been insane over the past month or so. I have had so many friends move, myself included. When you move, it’s really a time to take a close look at your life. (Maybe that’s why I did it once a year for so long.   I had been at the same place for 4 […]

Life is like moving