Families in transition face some monumental challenges in the weeks and days leading up to a major life transition. We are realizing again how traumatic, overwhelming, exciting and emotional these global transitions can be for the whole family. For families in transition, finding the resources, help, and needed support can be difficult. Especially for families …
Newsletter Ideas For Overseas Workers
You are on the hunt for something fresh… newsletter ideas to get you in the writing mood. You know it is time to send out your next newsletter but you just aren’t sure what to say. You wait another month. And then another. And pretty soon, it has been ages since you’ve last communicated with …
10 Life Changing Phrases that Purify
Looking for real, lasting, life changing methods and solutions? Are you looking for things that will drastically impact your daily life? For me, this happens when I’m reading the Bible and a certain phrase stands out from the rest. A verse that jabs my heart and tugs at my conscience. I quickly grab my journal …
Third Culture Kids – Resources for Parenting TCKs
Third Culture Kids are incredibly special, unique and amazing. They have their own world built from the beautiful cultures they’ve lived in, the experiences they’ve had and the people they’ve met. Their lives are a blend of home and abroad in ways that we can’t fully understand. By definition from Wikipedia, Third culture kids (TCKs) …
The Next Beautiful Thing
“Well, how about this. How about you go ahead and start the medicine. Let’s see how you do on it. Then, we can make a decision from there. Who knows? It might not agree with you and all this worry will be for nothing. We won’t know until you start. We can figure out the …
Dear Mom on Furlough
Dear mom on furlough, You did it. You packed up your life overseas for a short season to head back home for a few months or a year or more. Whether you call it home assignment or furlough or itineration, you landed in your passport country. You are back where you started your missions journey. …
Overseas Life is Definitely NOT Boring
“So what brings you to Springfield?” I asked the woman in the seat next to me. She had been playing Solitaire the entire flight and I was quite busy reading on my kindle. We’d landed in Chicago and had a few minutes to chat while the plane made it’s way to the terminal. “Oh, just …
How Far I’ll Go
There is a dusty, dirt road near my parents’ house that is the perfect road for a good run. The grid of roads in this area are marked out in perfect 1 mile distances, making it easy to chart a path. My running schedule has been sporadic so each time I put on my running …
Travel Journal Ideas for KIDS! With Printable Pages
As families who travel a lot, finding ways to remember the fun means finding some travel journal ideas. Whether you homeschool on the go like we do sometimes or are going on vacation and want your kids to have a way to jot down the details and memories of their days, you need a format, …
