I recently pulled out the two magazines stored in my cupboard and began clipping out pictures, anything that caught my eye, things that seemed to represent my current life...
We Never Give Up {Book Club}
I am a crier—the tears will inevitably flow when I have to give those final hugs at the airport (whether I’m the one leaving or not), or when a...
Brain Re-Train + Chocolate Chip Banana Bread Scones
When asked, “How are you? Really, how are you doing?” I imagine most of us in this overseas life would have a complicated answer. Perhaps the answer would change...
This Week’s Theme: Check-In
Hey, friend. How are you doing? Really doing? We are reaching across our virtual table with steaming mugs in hand, ready for a...
Have You Seen? {July 25th, 2021}
Last Week’s Theme: Naming He Names and Knows Our Losses by Jenny Erlingsson—"This wasn’t part of the cost I had considered. I never thought about how...
Naming Both
Five days before the wedding, the mother of the groom dies from wounds sustained in a car accident. Reeling in shock, the family adds another event to their already...
Connection Groups: Fall 2021 FAQs
Here are some of the most common questions about Connection Groups. 1. What are Connection Groups? Connection Groups are online small groups for women living cross-culturally. Unlike talking to friends...
It’s Not Supposed to Be Like This
A year ago, I had to give up breastfeeding my five-month old baby. No matter what I removed from my diet, he was still sick...
We’re Swimmers {Book Club}
Damascus, Turkey, Greece, Serbia, Hungary, Austria, Germany. After keeping a dinghy afloat for hours in sea, running through a cornfield to avoid being caught by the police, being held...
He Names and Knows Our Loss
It comes in the quietest of moments and also in ones so publicly inconvenient. I swallow and avert my eyes, intentionally trying to push away the words that want...
