Author Archives: jocelyn smart

What a month!! December was jam-packed! There is so much to write about. To begin, one of the first weekends in December, I hosted a Christmas party with some friends. It was an opportunity for me to try out a ton of fun cookie recipes and have a Christmas sock exchange! I enjoyed being ableContinue reading “december 2021.”

Just like that another month has come and gone. The countdown for Christmas is officially on! 25 days, friends!!! I don’t know about you, but this month flew by for me. For this month’s blog post I’ve decided to split it up into 3 sections: School life, Personal life, and Ministry life. School: This monthContinue reading “november 2021.”

What an incredible, ministry-filled month! I don’t know about any of you, but October seemed to fly by for me! Even though the month was filled with activities, it felt like I blinked and it’s already November! I’m not complaining though because that means my parents will be here in only a month and aContinue reading “october 2021.”

Another month done! It feels like this year is flying. In just 3 months it will be a new year! I really enjoyed this past month. God had a lot of fun planned for me with work and in ministry. I really enjoy the group of children that God has placed in my care thisContinue reading “september 2021.”

What a month!! This month was one of the best of my life! One my dearest friend’s from B.C. came to visit! My friend, Rachel, came for 3 whole, wonderful weeks! Her time here was the biggest blessing. After some tough life events, having a soul sister come was just what the Lord knew myContinue reading “august 2021.”

The end of this month marks a full year in Kenya! What an incredible year this as been. This month has held its share of blessings in my life. This month, I intentionally focused on resting and spending time with the Holy Spirit. It was much needed and held some special moments. I recently rereadContinue reading “july 2021.”

Sigh. This month was a hard one. It started off by ending the school year, which can be emotional for teachers, having spent the past 10 months with the same group of kiddos. I continue to be grateful that we were able to finish the last 2 weeks of school in person. We were ableContinue reading “june 2021.”

This month marks my 10th month in Kenya! God is good! My sweet nephew, Elliot, is a special marker to me because for however months old he is, is how many months I’ve been here. So as our family celebrates him being 10-months-old, it marks my time here too. Even though, I wish I couldContinue reading “may 2021.”

Today marks nine months of living in Kenya! Praise be to God for his steadfast faithfulness. What a journey it has been. Looking back on the year, despite challenges I’ve faced, I can see God’s hand at work. We started the school year online for four long months and by God’s grace, we were ableContinue reading “april 2021.”

Remember how I said February was the hardest month? Well, March brought it’s fair share of trials too. Don’t get me wrong, March also brought many wonderful things, but it seems as though some rather unfortunate things happened too. To start off the month, I had a birthday! I turned 25 on the fourth ofContinue reading “march 2021.”