Friends Like Family (a TCK Q&A)
When we first moved overseas, our eldest son was a quiet but game-for-anything 5-year-old. We told his stories easily and without a second thought. But now that plucky kindergartener...
Category: Life Overseas
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Being Authentically Me
It’s that time of year, where it almost seems mandatory to send out a “Hey! Yes, we’re still alive and look what we’re doing/what’s been going on!” update, photo...
12 Days of Expat Life
The first week of January, I gave my kids the option of putting the Christmas tree away with me or leaving it up 2 more days, then I would put...
The Call of God
In college (before the age of cell phones) we used to leave messages for friends on dorm room answering machines. After my husband's best friend took a short-term trip to...
Learning to Ponder
I can’t believe he is here. I’m still amazed this has even happened, and to me of all people. Maybe the fact that he is a boy, as the angel...
Unexpected Christmas Treasure
During one of our Christmas times in China, God blanketed our courtyard with snow in the early morning hours. It was magical. A gift. Before the arrival of footprints and...
Two Little Words
Think with me for a moment on the power of two small words. I do forges a lifelong commitment. Forgive me can turn enemies to friends. So long can potentially...
Seeking, Not Fearing, Glory {The Grove: Fear Not}
Over the past few weeks every time I bump into Christmas décor at the stores, I have to catch a sob, while my eyes well up. This is not new....
Taste and See
Did anyone else spare a little suitcase space to tuck in some poultry seasoning or pumpkin pie spice, for such a time as this? Holidays are strongly...
A Tale of Two Teammates
My teammate Kristin and I are often mistaken for sisters, and were referred to in Cambodia as “the foreign twins”. We do share a similar build and height, but when...
