Language Learning to the Rescue
Pregnancy brain is a real thing, but I thought it couldn’t catch up to me. I took pride in my sharp, dependable memory. A few months into my first...
M’Lynn likes to put things in boxes. That’s why she studied accounting in college, and all of her wedding presents received in 2004 are sitting in boxes in a storage container in Texas. The one thing she refuses to put in a box is God. Currently in her 9th year of living in China, she sometimes wakes up in the morning wondering why she’s still in Asia. She’s married to an introverted, pessimistic realist who keeps her extroverted, optimistic feet on the ground in a good way. Her three energetic, creative children refuse to keep their toys in their assigned boxes while emptying boxes of shelf milk faster than the local grocery store can stock them.
Pregnancy brain is a real thing, but I thought it couldn’t catch up to me. I took pride in my sharp, dependable memory. A few months into my first...
I know there is a lot going on we must take seriously right now, but the Jumanji memes are killing it these days. Just last week...
Our first year on the field, we lived in Southern China and had the privilege of interacting with Chinese college students who also happen to be some of the...
Growing up, my large family Christmases were bursting at the seams with people, food, noise and fun. I don’t feel like I’m celebrating without at least twenty people simultaneously...
Before we moved to China, my husband did most of the cooking. Once I became a stay-at-home-mom or non-teaching spouse or (insert organizational label here), however, I figured it...
“Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. But small is the gate...
Our last few years in China, we went on visa runs every 60 days. Since all my kids have November birthdays and our one-day trip to Seoul came up...
I’ve picked up plenty of treasures from my travels around the world, but looking around my house you’d never know it because my collection is a book of recipes...
Re-entry was like jumping out of a burning airplane holding (not wearing) a parachute. Don’t get me wrong…we did everything in our power to “leave well.” I promise I’m...
“We’re as comfortable as two old shoes together.” A quote from one of my favorite movies keeps popping into my head as I reflect on...
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