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Boarding School - Things I Would Not Say to a Boarding School Mom

Things I Would Not Say to a Boarding School Mom

Being a boarding school mom is not something I talk a lot about online. Honestly, in part because I haven’t quite wrapped my brain around it yet. In part because in the year 2019, who tells other moms that this is the chosen educational route for your kids? What kind of family chooses this as …

Filed Under: Family, Third Culture Kids 22 Comments

Families in Transition - Strengthening Families in Healthy Ways

Tips for Strengthening Families in Transition

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 …

Filed Under: Challenges, Third Culture Kids 4 Comments

Third Culture Kids - Resources for Parenting TCKs

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) …

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Travel Journal Ideas for KIDS! With Printable Pages

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, …

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What does weary mean? Am I willing to be weary?

Preparing Kids For Furlough

Preparing our kids for furlough, planning home assignment, putting details together for that long trip home… daunting. Daunting for our girls and daunting for us as we walk them through the blank space of yet another major transition in their young lives. I’m not sure how to do it. Honestly. Re-entry is often proclaimed as …

Filed Under: Challenges, Third Culture Kids 3 Comments

Missionary Furlough - Getting Ready for Home Assignment

You Know You Are Prepping for Furlough When

Oh, the days of getting ready for missionary furlough… “Can you facetime?” came my sister’s text across my phone while I prepared for my daily run. “Sure.” “I’m at Goodwill. 50% off winter coats and clothing.” “Nice.” or something like the above conversation. It happened twice yesterday. Browsing through the clothing racks over the phone …

Filed Under: Overseas Life, Third Culture Kids 7 Comments

It Smells American

It Smells American

“Elayna, what are you doing?” I asked her as we unwrapped Christmas presents from Grandma that had arrived 3 weeks late on a container from the states. The presents were in piles around us and, per family tradition, they were being opened one by one. I was snapping pictures and hashtagging them #christmasinjanuary. Annalise had …

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Learning How to Say Goodbye - Helping Your Kids Say Goodbye Well

Learning How to Say Goodbye

If there is something expats learn how to do very well, it is how to say goodbye. We have said goodbye so often over the past few years. Sad goodbyes. Hard goodbyes. Really teary awful goodbyes. Yet, as a family, we are trying to help our girls learn to say goodbye well, in healthy ways. …

Filed Under: Family, Health, Parenting, Third Culture Kids 4 Comments

Anne Shirley Quote

Morning People

I’ve always been a morning person. I love morning and fresh coffee and a new day. I really love getting up before everyone else, spending time with Jesus and getting grounded in Him before the day gets crazy and busy. But, since we’ve been in Africa, I REALLY love mornings. And so do my girls. …

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