When You’re Not Enough for What You Face
I am slowly emerging out of a season, a season that had me scraping bottom. I don’t know what you do when you hit bottom and find you have nothing left, but I turn deeply inward. That’s my personality, and rather than fight how I’m wired, I had to embrace it, to let myself go […]
Sanity – You WILL Lose It
Here’s a heads up. If you don’t already know this, you probably should… You are going to lose it. Yep. It’s pretty much guaranteed. It may come during a global move or in the throes of culture-shock, in the thick of re-entry, or in the middle of a hard and unexpected season of your cross-cultural […]
My Secret’s Out
Shame will do that to you. Shame will keep you quiet. “How was your summer?” she asks. “Oh, it was good, busy.” Shame will have you keeping secrets you never intended to keep. It will have you hiding your struggles, even while you encourage others to share theirs. You all know I’ve intentionally set the tone […]