Category: Re-Entry

Waiting as Long as He Says

April 18, 2017 23 Comments

“God, the one and only—I’ll wait as long as he says. Everything I need comes from him. […] My help and glory are in God—granite-strength and safe-harbor-God—So trust him...

Change/Transition, Grief/Loss, Re-Entry, The Grove

Just Get Over It Already {The Grove: Forgive }

April 13, 2017 10 Comments

I thought I was over it. At a women’s retreat with our organization, I shared some of my most recent struggles with a member care counselor....

Re-Entry

Goodness Gracious Stinks Alive

March 26, 2017 8 Comments

Go to your kitchen, grab a cheese grater and rub it on your face. That’s how China and my expat existence felt during my last year in-country. Before 2016, the...

Our Story, Re-Entry

5 Lessons I’ve Learned From Connection Groups

February 21, 2017 15 Comments

When I returned to my passport country after 16 years overseas, I knew it probably wouldn’t be plain sailing. I thought I was prepared for that. After all, I’d read...

Re-Entry, Transition

An Extra Companion in Bed at Night

January 25, 2017 10 Comments

The morning sun peaked through the cracks of our bedroom curtains. “Morning already?” The last thing I remember was rolling onto my side for...

Change/Transition, Hope and Joy, Re-Entry

The Gift that Dwells in Me

December 13, 2016 13 Comments

The first Christmas overseas, I sobbed—loud, embarrassing heaves, not gentle, wistful tears—and earned myself an awkward consolation pat on the head from a male teammate who wasn’t sure what to...

Change/Transition, Re-Entry

From Airplane to Car

October 30, 2016 18 Comments

One of my favorite views from an airplane is the descent into LAX – houses, cars and freeways for miles. All of it looks small, and I often wonder where...