Posts by Andrea L. Ramsay

This one’s been echoing for a while. I haven’t been able to shake it. Wish I could. It makes me uncomfortable. It turns things upside down yet makes things right-side-up. In a way that reveals truth. And truth, when it comes to we as humans, isn’t pretty–this much I know. The question was posed at…

I would like to pose a challenge to you: In the next week, use five minutes you would typically spend on facebook, twitter, gmail, or other completely worthy time-sucks, and visit this site http://www.maxlucado.com/worldvision/ You may brush over it, decide you’re not interested and move on. You may be intrigued enough to do a little clicking…

When I began working at my current “big girl” job, I was asked a question I had no answer to: “What are your hobbies?” I was sitting with a group of my new coworkers at a large round table in a noisy restaurant at lunch rush-hour, and as all eyes settled on me for an…

It’s the most challenging place to live in, The Present. Dwelling in The Past and fretting over The Future have become my most natural states. But The Present? I almost forget it’s here. I have spent the last several blog posts depicting scenes from my past. But this is not the only time I spend…

I’ve reached the one-year mark of my return to this side of my heart: the American side. It’s probably time to stop writing about my English lessons now (some time has elapsed since the last one) though I’m not certain I ever will. Because I am convinced nothing compares to living as an alien for…

A couple of months ago I was assigned to write a story for ChristianityToday.com. What I knew then: There is a musician named Candy Christmas. She started a ministry for the homeless called The Bridge. She has an album coming out in August. She lives in Nashville. What I know now: There was a whole lot…

Class distinction was by far the most confusing, interesting and difficult lesson I learned in England. I’ve been hesitant to address this issue. Social class for many Western societies is a touchy subject, but as with this entire blog series, I’ll state my observations, not accusations. I believe after 11, 300-word posts I have earned…

Let’s pretend I posted a new blog this week by giving you the link to a guest blog I wrote. http://ashley-chatterbox.blogspot.com/2010/07/lucado-family-travel-quirks.html My friend Ahsley is running a summer-themed guest-posting series on her fantastic blog, and here was my contribution. I hope to hear a few distant echos of “amen” after you read it. There’s something…