Hold Fast to Hope
As a kid there was this boy in town that we called Baltha Dorch. Baltha means "stupid" and it was easy to tell that he had some mental difficulties....
Category: Pain and Trials
The Guilt of Leaving
At age 21, I moved from Michigan to Cape Town, South Africa, for what I thought would be five months abroad. About two months into my stay, I...
When the Body Speaks {The Grove: Body}
In therapy a few months ago, while I was re-telling a traumatic story, my therapist asked me if I had feeling in my feet. Taking a deep breath, I...
How the Rapids Showed Me Beauty
Life can be like a journey down a winding river. Rivers can be calm and smooth, but usually along the way rapids appear. Life is like that. Sometimes the...
A Great Resource for Your Journey
It is all about advancing God’s Kingdom. This is the heart behind Advance Global Coaching, a great resource for overseas workers that we want to...
Loneliness’ Friends and the Gift That Makes Them Leave
I have been trying to think of a time when I felt lonely. But I can’t think of just one. Multiple ones come to mind in less than 10...
Loneliness My Old Friend
Loneliness and I are old friends. The kind of friends that, no matter the time spent apart, when we meet again it’s as if no time has passed....
Journeying Through Trauma
A few months ago, I was diagnosed with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder primarily as a result of my childhood as a TCK in Outer Mongolia. Early 90’s Mongolia was not...
Finding Life in the Tension
A couple months ago I was diagnosed with PTSD. I didn’t want to accept it. I wanted to be stronger than that. I wanted more faith than that....
How the Retreat Sustained Me {The Grove: Sustain}
The words I would have chosen to describe myself were exhausted, depressed, anxious, and burnt-out. It had been a difficult year for my family and especially hard on me personally....
