That Time We Got Bed Bugs
When did you know it was the right time to pare down all your earthly belongings to what you could fit in suitcases? For us it...
Author: Lilly
The Resilience to Rejoice in 2020
There is a hashtag going around on Instagram, #thegoodlist. Some friends of mine have used it recently as a way to remember the good things that came with 2020,...
The Paradox of Advent
Cases are spiking quickly and deaths are mounting in our host country. There are rumors of another lockdown, and I keep wondering how the virus will affect our holidays....
The Vision We Need When We Tend Our Soul
I am going away on a retreat this weekend and I am so thankful for this opportunity to tend my soul. The retreat is based on 1 Peter so...
God In the Pause
When we pause, we have opportunity to reflect. We get some distance from daily life as we know it, and with it some perspective. COVID provided...
Arriving As a Family
You packed your bags. And your kids. Now you’ve arrived to start a whole new way of life. If you find yourself thinking, “Man! Doing this...
A Note to Self on Cynicism
If you had asked me 3 years ago if I struggled with cynicism, I would have said no. Not at all. But that was then, and...
Confident and Safe in Him
“I just want someone I feel safe with.” With every cross-cultural move I have found myself thinking this, saying this, praying for this....
The Gift of Belonging
My country, the Dominican Republic, gave me the gift of knowing what it means to belong. And for 28 years, I took that gift for granted. Not only did...
Always Learning {The Grove: Learn}
Every year of living overseas keeps revealing more deeply that to live overseas is to be a lifelong learner. What you thought you knew about God, the world, people...
