The Change is Normal (But Hard Nonetheless)
“My body is a mess,” I told my nurse practitioner. “I’m bloated, my cycle is crazy off, I’m getting some of the worst headaches I’ve ever had, and I’m...
Category: Life Overseas
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Romania has become a second home for me over my years visiting and working here. My love for this place and her people has deepened and I found that...
Training Women Well for the Long Haul
Most training for overseas work is front-loaded. This makes sense logistically – people are still located in their home countries and can attend conferences or counseling sessions. There is...
Honest Dialogue with Our Shepherding Organizations
I gently pushed the contract across the table and asked for some revisions. It wasn’t easy, as the only woman in a room full of older...
Change the Discussion, Change the World
Whether at a church or an organizational event, I often find the allotted “meet and greet” time after a speaking engagement awkward. People don’t know how or if they should...
Lessons From When I Belonged at the Zoo
Recently the husband and I celebrated a big anniversary. If I tell you how long it would just tell you how old I am. We are the kind of...
We are Resilient… And We Need Help
Women living and working overseas are some of the most resilient in the world. Think about it (or maybe you already do): we leave the familiarity and comfort of...
Beautiful Feet
Across the ocean, nestled under a tree, people gather on Sundays to meet at one of my favorite churches. It is hot year-round in that corner...
There Is Room In the Body for Different
I was fresh off the plane and only able to understand slivers of conversation in Pidgin English. But, as I sat cross-legged on the blue tarp-covered dirt that provided...
Puzzle Pieces
My sister was supposed to visit last year. She asked, as usual, what I wanted her to bring me. I requested a jigsaw puzzle – 500-1000 pieces. I love...
