Get the Party Started
Weddings in Cambodia are elaborate affairs. The venue is often a long tent that takes up at least half of the road (usually more). Music begins to blare from loud speakers before sunrise, proclaiming to the whole neighborhood that there is a wedding about to happen. Having talked to a monk about the most auspicious […]
Standing on the Cusp {The Grove: Prepare}
Standing on the cusp of a new year is . . . all the feelings, right? Part surprise. What? Another year is here already? Part excitement. Think of all that will happen in 2017! Part sorrow. Well, 2016 threw a few curveballs that hurt. A lot. Part more of the same. Even with new opportunities comes regular […]
Preparation in the Waiting
I came back to my Nebraska, USA home from my Asia home for a few months of rest and refreshment this fall, depleted both physically and emotionally. I’m not even sure how to describe this last year, but I know I’m preaching to the choir when I tell you that there have been those days […]
Private Preparation: The Value of Showing Up In Your Own Life
We are a community well acquainted with moving. Some of these moves are anticipated for years. There is the preparing and the longing and the excitement about what is to come. There are other times where the unexpected happens and you do the abbreviated version. I am moving to Ghana in early January. Surprise! The […]
10 Things to Tell Yourself During Transition
Here are some descriptions of a woman in the “transition phase” of giving birth. Ironically, I find it to be a pretty apt description of myself when I’m in the middle of a big life transition like… I don’t know, moving across the world. “Emotionally, she can become restless, irritable, discouraged, and confused. She may […]
Hello My Name Is
This week our theme is “Prepare,” and we’re walking together with those preparing for change, especially those heading overseas for the first time. Today we have Kayla Lemon sharing from her heart the emotions she’s experienced as she’s recently transitioned overseas. ***** I love going to an event where they hand me that beloved sticker that […]
The Six Senses of Life Overseas
Nothing ever prepares you for arriving in the dark of night on a new continent. There isn’t enough cultural sensitivity classes, language training or dining at a hole in the wall ethnic restaurant in your city that can prepare you for the way your life will change. Go ahead and embrace that truth. You can […]