We are Resilient… And We Need Help
Women living and working overseas are some of the most resilient in the world. Think about it (or maybe you already do): we leave the familiarity and comfort of...
Author: Beth Barthelemy
On Undoing
As soon as the Christmas tree came down in early January, I was ready. Though I enjoy keeping our home tidy and declutter as a hobby,...
To Know and Be Known
Recently, this question caught me: Am I known by God? Of course, I know the intellectual answer to this question. Yes, God is my Creator, as...
The Discipline of Tuning Out
“In the silence of the heart God speaks. If you face God in prayer and silence, God will speak to you. Then you will know that you are nothing....
Where is Your Treasure?
“Mommy, I have so many things in my special things drawer. We must be rich. Are we rich?” This question came while we were in the...
On Soil and Seeds
Recently I turned over the soil in our garden, pulling out the large weeds, and found a piece of glass. I immediately snatched it up, lest one our children...
Looking for the Good
Like many other countries worldwide, South Africa has slowly been lowering our levels of lockdown and life is gradually returning to what we once knew as normal. For most...
In the Breaking, Look Up
I heard the crash, and I knew, before I even turned around. It had been a morning of all mornings, too many attitude issues, too many potty accidents, too...
When Wandering
“Where are we going today, Mom? What are we going to do?” One of my daughters begins almost every morning with this, before I’ve drained my first cup of...
Goodbye, for Now and for Good
We’re in a bit of precarious place right now, a place well known to many cross-cultural workers. Our future in our current country is very uncertain, just as we...
