I Will Remember: We Are Not Consumed
This year we did something we’ve never done before. We willingly switched schools for our kids. Oh, sure, we’ve done the moving thing, the transferring-because-we-had-to thing, the graduating thing. Our eldest recently finished off primary school in his fourth school in seven years. Raising support, two terms overseas and one long home assignment will do […]
When The One Who Waits For You Isn’t There Anymore
You always knew that grandma was waiting for you. She’d be sitting in her chair, crocheting an afghan for a new baby or a high school graduate. Or maybe she’d be scanning the newspaper, reading a book, or preparing a meal. She’d have a jar of cookies on the counter and milk in the fridge. […]
The Secret Life of a Sinful Expat
Someone told me before I moved overseas that the things that I struggled with in the US would be magnified tenfold overseas. I laughed and said, “NO WAY!” You see, at the time, I was struggling in a sinful relationship with a guy who grew up in the church, but had drifted. I knew he […]