One challenge I found while living overseas is something as simple as trying to get 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 […]

     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

     It is wintertime in Beijing, so it’s not surprising that it has been cold.  It isn’t a nice, refreshing feeling, but when the wind blows it is a bitter, bone-chilling cold.  I feel bad for the people that have to work outside in this misery, but I have a choice to find shelter

     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

This subject has been showing up a lot lately. It’s an obvious goal, so why do we blow it? Does the flood of images we see on television and the internet make an unclean heart seem normal? Maybe it’s the popular “Have-it-your-way” messages we get at Church that puts the stamp of approval on our