Loneliness My Old Friend
Loneliness and I are old friends. The kind of friends that, no matter the time spent apart, when we meet again it’s as if no time has passed....
Author: Joy Smalley
Let’s Drop the Cliché
Have you ever wondered who you really are? Have you ever said something and wondered if you truly believe those words are true? Have you ever wondered how...
Journeying Through Trauma
A few months ago, I was diagnosed with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder primarily as a result of my childhood as a TCK in Outer Mongolia. Early 90’s Mongolia was not...
Finding Life in the Tension
A couple months ago I was diagnosed with PTSD. I didn’t want to accept it. I wanted to be stronger than that. I wanted more faith than that....
Anger Integrated
I am angry. I am nervous just writing that out and the thought of posting it online where the world could see it is scary. In my...
Choices For the Good of My Routines {The Grove: Routines}
I was in Costco the other day, taking up way more space in the aisle than I should, trying to decide on which type of meat I should buy. Chicken?...
When God Shifts Your Call
Have you ever lost sight of your call? Sometimes I look back at our years of support raising and think about our naivety. We were so sure...
Let’s Make a Plan!
I have been exercising for almost a decade and I have come to believe that it can be a profound spiritual experience as it nurtures both the body and the...
The Death of Perfection
I’m a perfectionist. I like rules. I like to know what I am supposed to do so that I can do it right. I don’t like being wrong and I...
The Gospel Brought to Life
I’m in the middle of packing and sorting my things for another cross-continent move. My bedroom is filled with black tubs and suitcases and my conversations with my kids are...
