Hunting For Fun
For several months after moving to Cambodia’s noisy, crowded capital city, life in our third-floor apartment felt like a tile and cement prison. Factor in two little ones, new culture,...
But What’s So Different about Being an Expat Family, Anyway?
My twins are seniors and our conversations have naturally turned toward university choices. For my family, of course, that includes conversations about America and culture, home and upbringing. We moved...
Confessions of a Black Sheep
If I could go back in time to the moment I arrived on the field with my first baby in tow, I would pull myself aside and give this piece...
For the Least of These
I have been neglecting my kids. I have four children and they are wonderful and perfect. I cook for them, school them and make sure that they...
That Time Paul Talked About Breastfeeding
My husband and I worked in local church ministry for over ten years before moving abroad to serve for the last five and a half. There’s something I want you...
Another Kind of Cost
It’s been an emotional day today. A mixture of excitement for the future while at the same time loss and grief for what that future implies. Twenty-five years ago, we...
How Will Our Children Adapt?
Our questions breeze right in through the open windows of our minds: fearful reactions can grip us with chilled anxiety, while sun-kissed, hope-filled responses enable us to envision a bright...
Another Untold Story
I was 15 weeks pregnant and still battling “all day sickness.” My husband had left on Monday morning on a school trip half-way across the country and wouldn’t be...
3 Cheap Ways to Survive Homeschool This School Year
Lately my Facebook feed has been filling up with First Day of School pictures from the States. Sweet little children in brand...
When Home-Schooled TCKs Feel Lonely – and How You Can Help
Full disclosure: I'm not a homeschooling mum. I'm not even a mum. So why on earth am I writing a post about homeschooling?? I'm glad you asked....
