By faith Abraham, when called to go to a place he would later receive as his inheritance, obeyed and went, even though he did not know where he was going....
Their Hearts Were Too Full {Book Club}
Public Service Announcement. Well, maybe not quite a PSA, I do have a question: Have you ever wondered how big Book Club is? I have! I know there are those...
Forever and Always Foreign
After five years of making my home in southeast Asia, you would think people would stop looking at me like I have little green blobs growing out of my head....
The Grove Word Prompt: Aliens
We wrestle with the tension, finding ways to dig deep roots in our cross-cultural location while never fully belonging. We are citizens of somewhere and nowhere, calling more than one...
Have You Seen? {June 17, 2018}
Welcome to Have You Seen? We’ll review last week and share other posts from around the web. Enjoy rest and renewal while you cozy up for some soul-food reading....
A Gospel Family {The Grove: Family}
Anyone you talk to who has done overseas work will tell you that it is the most intensely lonely work they have ever done. I don’t mean any single person—I...
But What’s So Different about Being an Expat Family, Anyway?
My twins are seniors and our conversations have naturally turned toward university choices. For my family, of course, that includes conversations about America and culture, home and upbringing. We moved...
I’m Sorry You Had to See This Mess
At random we drew a word and performed it for the class. I held the word HAPPY against my broken heart while I waited for my turn to display what...
A Piece O’ Master’s Humbug {Book Club}
How have I never heard of North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell before?! This spring as Sarah and I discussed the books we would read this summer we looked for...
Confessions of a Black Sheep
If I could go back in time to the moment I arrived on the field with my first baby in tow, I would pull myself aside and give this piece...
