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Continue reading →: Things in BoliviaHello, dear friends ❤️ Life looks much different for me now than it did the last time I shared anything on this blog! For now, I plan to share a brief update on my life and a bit on how things are in Bolivia. Our daughter recently turned 1 year…
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Continue reading →: Update | Reflecting on Year FiveIt’s amazing to think that I’ve lived in Bolivia for five years now! It somehow feels like it’s been much less. Juan Luis and I have gone through some very hard trials and big life changes this year. The Lord has been faithful to us through it all. When school…
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Continue reading →: Happy New Year!Ah, yes. Hello. *waves* Olivia is still in Bolivia! Happy 2024 to everyone! 2023 was such a full and unique year for me, mostly because it was my first year of marriage! In December of 2022 we got all married and honeymooned, then came home and got a German shepherd…
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Continue reading →: Appendicitis and the Mercy of GodNovember 1, I found myself in the back of an ambulance rushing my fiancé to the hospital. He’d spent all night vomiting and had pain in his lower right abdomen. After some tests in town, doctors were convinced it was appendicitis. But the hospital in Concepción where we live doesn’t…
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Continue reading →: Update | Reflecting on Year 3Hey, everyone! It has been a loooong time… Some days it feels like I really don’t have a lot to write about. Faithfulness to Jesus most often looks like loving Him to the steady beat of everyday life. But admittedly I do have a few significant updates to share, which…
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Continue reading →: Back in Bolivia!I’ve been back in Bolivia for a little over three months now, and so much has happened! Life here is as full as ever; sometimes a little more full than we think we can handle, but as always, God is faithful through it all. Experiencing the dry seasons here has…
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Continue reading →: A Poem | On the Fear of Failing Again
I was pondering tonight the ongoing consequences of past sin. One of those consequences can be a lingering temptation to go back. There are sins I’ve overcome by the grace of God, but an ironic temptation to fear comes over me when I feel a pull toward old sin. It’s…
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Continue reading →: Update | April & MayAnd our school year has come to an end! It’s a weird feeling as the end of school draws near; the pressure of needing to finish on time increases at the same time that the workload decreases. Which makes it feel like the amount of work that needs to be…
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Continue reading →: Three Month UpdateHello, world! 😅 Part of me thought that when my boyfriend moved ten hours away to study, I’d have so much more free time and be able to keep up with my blog. Apparently not. 🤷♀️🤪😂 February’s highlight was going to my friend Maria’s wedding! We stayed in a beautiful…
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Continue reading →: Update | December 7-January 23Happy 2021! 😊 School days in mid-December felt loooong and draggy, but that’s usually the way it goes when everyone knows that a break is coming soon! We took three weeks off for the holidays, and I was able to fly to the US to spend Christmas and New Year…
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I’m Olivia
Welcome to Olivia in Bolivia, where I share my life in Bolivia. I love Jesus, my Bolivian husband, our babies, and learning how to care for the family God has given me to serve.
