Marked by a Question
It all started with the smallest of promptings. So slight they nearly went unnoticed. Questions. Wonderings. You could call it a gentle nudge, an open tab on my mind’s...
Category: Re-Entry
The Gift of Connection – Registration is Open!
Mary was tired from traveling. Her thoughts were tumultuous as the waves at sea. She hastened as she walked down the final path to her cousin's home. She was...
The Work of the Trowel
Holidays often find me with my hands in the dirt. My host city’s religious culture is split three ways. This means a variety of temples/places of...
How Priests and Pitchforks are Helping Me Return
A few years ago, I lived in a sweet little cottage in rural America. Every spring, I’d spend hours cleaning up the yard and flower beds. One of the...
Re-entry is Not a Returning
I thought I’d have words of wisdom about re-entry after two years back stateside. It’s a surprise and a disappointment to me that I am still struggling to find...
Back to the Shire
In the busy chatter of the pub, it would be easy to overlook the powerful transition taking place over a pint. After a long and arduous journey, four friends—bonded...
It’s All Beyond Me
Last week I was in front of a fan, sipping boba and planning for the next Zoom class I’d teach. Today I’m huddled under a blanket next to a...
A Safe Space During Re-entry
About one year ago, I was fighting yet another wave of panic about my upcoming relocation from Asia to America. I’d been living overseas for...
You Feel That Way Too?!
I glanced at each of the small video screens compiled on my laptop and the faces that filled each one. None of us looked alike. I was the only...
Struggling with Guilt in the Face of Poverty
I was in Wal-Mart shortly after getting married, shopping for household necessities. I’d bypassed the paper goods section, as I never buy napkins or paper towels, but found myself...
