by marlastanley | Oct 20, 2010 | Friends, Home, Learning, M^3, Ministry Life, Personal, Spiritual Life, Uncategorized
When Mason & I were making the radical move from Texas (solid church, growing youth ministry, stable jobs, great friends, etc.) we felt pretty crazy. It seemed that very few people understood our decision to obey God. He had clearly told us to step in faith; for...
by marlastanley | Oct 8, 2010 | Crafting, Friends, Life in Korea, Uncategorized
**Disclaimer: I can’t believe how delayed this particular post is. Sorry! ** This craft was created for the occasion of our friend Ferial’s birthday party! Her husband John put so much love and effort into surprising her with not necessarily the party...
by marlastanley | Aug 25, 2010 | Friends, Home, Learning, Life in Korea, M^3, Marriage, Ministry Life, Personal, Uncategorized
I have been waiting for this day for a long time! Today I am 25 on the 25th of August. To be honest, it kind of snuck up on me—when I was younger I dreamt about this day, and in the past few years (and especially crazy months), it simply escaped my mind. This day was...
by marlastanley | Jul 12, 2010 | Friends, Home, Learning, M^3, Personal, Spiritual Life
I am appalled at how disconnected I have been to my blog over the last 6 weeks—I have missed my outlet. Life has been far from normal, routine, and barely manageable; that is certain! In the last month and a half we have moved out of our apartment, put many books and...
by marlastanley | May 24, 2010 | Friends, Home, Learning, M^3, Marriage, Ministry Life, Personal, School Days, Spiritual Life
Today has been a very strange Monday for me. Our schedule at school was thrown off quite a bit between testing and other special events, as well as one of our students being absent. (When you only have 8, 1 absent makes a pretty significant difference.) Our packing...
by marlastanley | Mar 24, 2010 | Friends, Learning, M^3, Ministry Life, Spiritual Life
Proverbs 3:5 “Trust in the LORD with all your heart. And do not lean on your own understanding.” My faith has been tested greatly in the last few months. God has laid plans before Mason and I to move overseas to Korea; He told us to step out in faith,...
