Running, Powder, and the Better Life
A few weeks ago, I got home from a long run, soaked in sweat. It's the kind of sweaty I didn’t know before I took up running in the...
Category: Life Overseas
Just Dance
It’s Friday night in 2012 and the lights are low… My five-year-old daughter is dressed in a pink leotard with a shiny black traditional skirt wrapped...
A Different Kind of Opposite {The Grove: Opposites}
When I think of the word opposite, I generally think of definitions like different or contrary. I think of things that are complete opposites like apples and oranges or...
Living an Opposite Kind of Life
“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...
The Power of That Little Heart
When it comes to social media, I’ve always been late to the game. The first time I logged on to Facebook was after moving to a new state, and...
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...
Broccoli, Opera and Team {The Grove: Welcome to Team}
Team. Like the words “opera” or “broccoli”, say it in a room of Global workers and you will be met with a spectrum of reactions. Not unlike the word...
Finding a Team
A friend and I had a discussion where she admitted believing that one loses friends as they age. Her statement moved me because I couldn’t commiserate....
The Stranger {The Grove: Travel}
“The Lord himself goes before you and will be with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged.” Deuteronomy 31:8...
Tips for Traveling With Kids
Travel season is upon us! You may have already gone back to your home country, as many workers do over the summer, but maybe you can use these tips...
