Weird Ways I’ve Had to Adapt
Oh dear reader, welcome to the wild, wonderful, infuriating, fulfilling, expanding life overseas. Part of this journey of serving and giving a part of your heart to another culture is...
Category: Moving Overseas
Bring Your Great Expectations to the Field
We have such high expectations when we move overseas. Of ourselves. Of our ministry. Of our God. And many people have given me advice over the...
Private Preparation: The Value of Showing Up In Your Own Life
We are a community well acquainted with moving. Some of these moves are anticipated for years. There is the preparing and the longing and the excitement about what is to...
No team. No Starbucks. Just us.
When my husband and I decided to move our family for the third time since moving to Southeast Asia, we knew this move would be ambitious. Pioneering, as some would...
A Pep Talk for Those who Go
You know what I feel like we all need about right now? A PEP TALK. (If you don’t see the video, click here.) Let’s just break it...
When You Don’t Know Where This Path Leads
Lilias Trotter, a worker in North Africa, once said, “You can never tell to what untold glories any little humble path may lead if you follow far enough.”...
Others’ Grief: Hold it Loosely
You’ve been preparing yourself emotionally, financially, and spiritually for this move. Chances are, you’ve been doing this for quite some time. Moving across the world (or into...
Treasure Trove of Travel Tips {The Grove: Travel}
Can you imagine the number of collective miles (or kilometers) we share between all of us? I’m no mathematician, but we’re talking millions of miles/kilometers, right?...
How to Stay Sane When Living Abroad
Last summer, I submitted a 47-page thesis exploring the mental health functioning of career medical professionals serving overseas. I spent almost two years gathering articles, reading books, and attending conferences...
How Studying Chinese Changed My Life
“Honey, I think you should study Chinese,” my dear hubby said. Did he really just say that? The plan was to take a pause in teaching English, move to another...
