Today I’m linking up with the Spirit of the Poor, a synchroblog that explores issues of faith, economics, and justice. This month’s theme is Sabbath. Click HERE to read more posts! Sit and be still until in the time of no rain you hear beneath the dry wind’s commotion in the trees the sound of …
I’m proud to share that The Pavilion, a literary magazine for expats and former expats, has published my essay “Water is Everywhere.” There was a smell in the air, when it would flood. Like damp rags, or a slightly moldy basement. It wasn’t quite a stench. We stood in our gazebo and watched the rain …
Dear Karissa, You are right to be happy. You are happy because you are home. Yes, you are a third culture kid, and you will always know that. But you have found belonging. Freedom. Awe. Friendship. You have friends at school and friends at church and friends at home. You have a caring family. Everywhere …
*I’m taking a quick break from my Common Core series to join up with Addie Zierman’s synchroblog today! I am fairly new to writer Addie Zierman. But we could be soul sisters. Seriously. Addie is the author of a just-realeased (as in TODAY!) book called When We Were On Fire: A Memoir of Consuming Faith, …
Last night I took my kids to a fall festival at one of the schools I work with. I actually taught at this school for five years, so it’s always like coming home when I go over there. This school is about 65% English Learners and probably 90% kids from a language background other than …
