Among the exciting things in my week, I had a call with my freckle. That’s what I call the student who’s planning to steal my identity when I die. She’s...

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August 24, 2025

I’m really blessed. I’ve always lived in places with safe housing and running water. Though I did have a brief period without running water in my house this week. I...

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August 17, 2025

I love my crazy international life. I have had the gift of traveling to orientation a few weeks ago to talk with new TCKs about the adventures of moving overseas,...

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August 10, 2025

Last Sunday night our church hosted a production of the Gospel of Mark. We did the same thing last year, and it was just as exciting to see a room...

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August 3, 2025

No one who knows me for long will be surprised at my elevated joy at the news of Damian Lillard’s return to Portland, but it’s pretty shocking that that isn’t...

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July 20, 2025

I’ve talked before about the different definitions Americans and Kiwis have for the suburbs, but the fact of the matter is that I’m called to a city. As much as...

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July 13, 2025

I spent a good chunk of this week hunkered down recovering from jet lag and just generally introverting after several weeks of non-stop people interaction. I also went back to...

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July 6, 2025

Home is a complicated word for TCKs. Me too. I wrote two weeks ago about how I left my home to fly to my mountain – another home for my...

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June 29, 2025

Let’s GOOOOOOO! Last year’s has all the links: Playlist 2024. Here’s the Spotify list and the YouTube playlist for your listening enjoyment. 1. Stories (Down to the Bottom) by Superchick...

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June 22, 2025

Thirty-eight hours after waking up on Monday morning, I went to sleep on Monday night. Time travel is a wild thing. Miraculously, I’ve stayed awake during the daylight hours in...

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June 15, 2025