Amber Drake de SousaJan 17, 20203 min readHe wears his pain like a uniform"She'd never met the man. But she knew him. Knew how the bitterness could eat at one, pnawing away until there was nothing left but sinew...
Amber Drake de SousaJun 14, 20194 min readIntelligent Love: The Number of Love Book Review"She sucked in a breath and sidestepped him. 'Excuse me.' He slid in front of her again. 'Belgian?' She lifted her brows. Her accent was...
Amber Drake de SousaAug 24, 20162 min readA Journal Shared is a Journey for LifeToday Audrey and I had what I could only rightly call a discussion and I have decided there's a big and important difference between a...
Amber Drake de SousaAug 3, 20164 min readPride, Humility and EducationThe words for various types of prejudice abound-- racism, sexism, ethnocentrism, etc. However, in the church (and I don't speak of my...
Amber Drake de SousaAug 3, 20162 min readThe "I" Becomes "We" in CompassionJust last month, I was interpreting at a conference after some time visiting my family in Pennsylvania and this long circular trip was...
Amber Drake de SousaMay 9, 20164 min readIntentionally Married: 5 Challenges for the Future of My MarriageWhen it comes to telling the story of how I met my husband, I've always been pretty straight forward. It has its comedy and is a pretty...
Amber Drake de SousaApr 30, 20163 min readCelebrating CourageousI believe many of you reading this may know what it means to not feel good enough. Some of you may have even explored the depths that...
Amber Drake de SousaNov 22, 20154 min readThanksgiving: The Day and the LifestyleIt’s that time of year again– where sermons turn to being grateful, to relfection of what God has done and what we have accomplished, and...
Amber Drake de SousaOct 8, 20153 min readIdentity the FirstI felt in my studies and preparation for the coming week of this new Youth Ministry we’ve kind of jumped into at church, I wanted to...
Amber Drake de SousaApr 9, 20156 min readIs Your Church Building BridgesSeveral conversations I’ve had within the church community have gotten my head spinning to the point where I could not sleep. So here I...
Amber Drake de SousaApr 18, 20143 min readIt Was the End of Times It Was the CenterThis post will probably go through various edits, but keep watching as I fill it out little by little. Ironically, it wasn’t long ago on...
Amber Drake de SousaFeb 2, 20143 min readI am Stupid... and Proud?This picture is a great segway for this… well, I think it’s turning into a series of posts about knowledge. I mentioned in the first post...
Amber Drake de SousaFeb 1, 20146 min readI Am Smart... and HumbleSubtitle: To Know Him is To Love Him I considered several directions for this second post. I could vocalize additional objections (and...
Amber Drake de SousaJan 31, 20144 min readArrogance and/or KnowlegeArrogance and/or knowledge This is something i have pondered for a very long time, a good part of the seven years i have been married and...
Amber Drake de SousaJun 26, 20112 min readA Lesson in Spiritual GrowthIt’s time for me to face some things that I’ve been neglecting– all spiritual weaknesses that I’ve been excusing. A great church is a...
Amber Drake de SousaMay 16, 20112 min readThe Second DaySooooo… it’s the second day in Brazil and things are going well. We’ve been to the shop several times and I ended up buying a couple...
Amber Drake de SousaApr 23, 20112 min readFinding EggsIt’s funny how touchy people get when it comes to holidays. It seems to me if we have reason to celebrate something the Lord has done,...
