One challenge I found while living overseas is something as simple as getting a good haircut.  My biggest problem has been communication.  Five languages and two considered very hard to learn, I lowered my expectations to “good enough.”       In Mexico City, I found no English-speaking barbers.  In a small neighborhood shop, I

     It was hard to watch the aftermath of the Brussels bombings on the news, but I couldn’t turn away. The places are too familiar, and I have friends and loved ones living in Brussels. I posted an early news report on Facebook and received more reports from friends. I posted a prayer of

     My grandson calls me Grandpa-Far-Far-Away, because he lives in Texas, and I lived overseas for all his 11 years.  Yes, we visited as often as we could and stayed in contact as much as possible, but we always lived “far-far-away.”   That changed when I retired and moved back to Texas.  Now I see him quite a lot.  I

Just who does He think He is, GOD? “And God saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. And it repented the LORD that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart.

     I have worked overseas for the past 14 years and lived in six different countries. Dealt with six different languages and adapted to the local way of life in each place.  Everything from driving and shopping, to eating out and staying out of trouble were new experiences in each place.  The State Department is