Welcome to Our Goodwin Journey
A place of resources, tips and encouragement.
We’re sharing stories of real experiences, faith moments and difficult paths.
Wherever in the world your story takes you, we’re praying that our story can resource, encourage and help you along the way.
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“My husband found your blog and it proved to be quite helpful! Thank you for documenting and passing on your wisdom as you’ve traveled through your journey.” – new overseas worker
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Each page of Our Goodwin Journey contains lessons of faith, growth, hope and joy through the challenges, difficulties and struggles of life.
Latest Blog Posts
When There is No Happy Ending to Betrayal
Betrayal is a very strong word. In fact, just looking at that word in print, thinking about it, remembering how it feels, maybe even sensing guilt over being the betrayer…
Unexpected Sacrifices
When I think of the word sacrifice, I picture many different things. I see Abraham with his knife raised obediently over his son. I can picture a long line of…
Not Your Average Headache
The topic of intimacy in married life is not the easiest thing to talk about let alone write up a whole post and throw it on the world wide web…
When You Are Still Waiting
I heard an overseas friend recently say, “Waiting is just part of it all.” But what do you do on the days when you are still waiting? I found myself…
Learning to Capture Joyful, Fluffy Moments
Learning to capture joyful moments, or capture the fluffy moments, in overseas life can be challenging. Stopping, smiling and enjoying the simple joys can quickly get lost in the stress,…
Coming to the End of Me
Coming to the end of me has been a long, beautiful, terrible, difficult journey. Overseas life continues to bring me to this place of surrender, laying down the me I…
How to Make New Lists Overseas
You know how much I love a good list. I can make lists for anything. Right now, there are two notebooks and two sticky note pads with lists on them…
Meaningful Lessons I’m Learning in French West Africa
There are so many meaningful, valuable and beautiful lessons to be learned from living in French West Africa. Every day provides a lesson of some kind, a new way of…
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When Life Knocks You Down Again
It’s never fun when life knocks you down. It is definitely not fun when you’re knocked down again. and again. Sometimes it’s something big. Something life changing. Other times it’s…