God's Steadiness (in my Mountain and Valley Emotions)
Imagine the zigzagging line on a heart rate monitor, zipping up and down like lighting. This jagged course looks like a rugged...
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Alyssa Farrell
Oct 22, 20202 min
Tattoos & Imperfections: Learning Authentic Self-expression
Tattoos. Most people tell me it would be hard to find something to physically express on their bodies the rest of their lives. They are...
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Alyssa Farrell
Jan 6, 20191 min
Without
I’ve thought about You. Thought about what life would be like without You. Could I close my eyes and imagine? Or could I hold my breath...
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Alyssa Farrell
Sep 30, 20182 min
Sharing the Same Heart
When I walked into the nursing home that’s just a three-minute-walk from campus, a game of Bingo was about to start. Visiting the people...
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Alyssa Farrell
Sep 1, 20182 min
The Gift of Everything
The sun rose calmly over the long stretch of mountains in the Fijian islands as my team climbed into our van and departed for Nawaka...
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Alyssa Farrell
Aug 25, 20182 min
Love in the Waves
The wind whipped through my long hair as I sat on a little speed boat, sailing back to Fiji’s main island, Suva, after a beautiful day of...
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Alyssa Farrell
Aug 18, 20182 min
Everyday Dirt
The blazing sun shone down on me from the deep blue Fijian sky above as I worked my shovel into the hard-packed earth. Pausing for a...
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Alyssa Farrell
Aug 11, 20182 min
My Island Encounter
I went on a mission trip. I got on a plane, my passport was stamped, and I stepped foot on an island called Fiji. I wanted to expand my...
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Alyssa Farrell
Jul 28, 20182 min
Overflow
Right now I’m on a journey—I’m flying to the Fiji Islands in the middle of the South Pacific Ocean. It sounds somewhat glamorous: the...
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Alyssa Farrell
Jul 21, 20183 min
Enemy of Love
"[L]et us not love in word or talk but in deed and in truth” (1 John 3:18). When it comes to being straightforward about showing love,...
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