The Welcome Mat
Whenever I walk up to a house, my eyes always focus in on the presence or lack of the welcome mat. There is something inviting and comforting about a...
Category: Connection Groups
Space to Connect
There were 5 of us. Women of different generations, living in different places, at different stages in our overseas journey. And yet we shared the same call of a...
Connection Groups: Fall 2020 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...
A Safe Space During Re-entry
About one year ago, I was fighting yet another wave of panic about my upcoming relocation from Asia to America. I’d been living overseas for...
Alone in the Wilderness Together
Most often, I am quite content to be alone. I live in what local friends like to say is the ‘wilderness.’ It is common here...
Rejoice and Connect
If you need a good Scripture exercise, grab your concordance and look up all the verses with the word “rejoice”. Here are a few: Psalm...
You Feel That Way Too?!
I glanced at each of the small video screens compiled on my laptop and the faces that filled each one. None of us looked alike. I was the only...
Connection Group: Spring 2020 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...
A Seat At the Table
Imagine with me a great big, wooden table. I’m thinking of the farmhouse table variety, planks thick and sturdy, no flimsy card table here. The table is full of...
Five Lessons I’ve Learned From Connection Groups
When I returned to my passport country after 16 years overseas, I knew it probably wouldn’t be plain sailing. I thought I was prepared for that. After all, I’d read...
