I’m guest-posting over at Mary DeMuth’s site today, a story of my own Thin Place, where God gave, extravagantly. If you are visiting from there, thanks for stopping by. If you enjoy this glimpse into a life on Latitude 18, consider subscribing. It’s free and easy, and you’ll be notified every time a new article [...]
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Yesterday, I posted some thoughts on what it means to have your failures on display. Here I tell a story where my airhead-self came into major play before an audience of Thai gas station attendants. Stick with it until the end to hear me talk about this quote from Andrew Murray which has been food [...]
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Here’s the thing. I’m thinking that my life has become a fishbowl, in more places than one. In public, we are growing accustomed to the open stares. In a nation of smaller-built, dark-headed, typically-one-kid families, our three loud blondes draw attention. Ava gets stopped for photographs with camera phones, and Cade gets his white head [...]
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I just spent an embarrassing amount of time on the internet. In fact, it’s so embarrassing that I can’t even bring myself to confess how many hours were wasted in front of this glowing screen tonight. {Okay, four. Four.} {Okay, and-a-half, if I were being really honest.} Matt’s gone for the evening, and for the [...]
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Vantage Point. Here at Life Overseas, I {might} try having a new, more consistent feature {greater emphasis on try, lesser emphasis on consistent}. Essentially, I will throw out a specific topic to another blogger/writer. We will both write about the same issue, from {literally} worlds apart. Then, we will both post each other’s article on [...]
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Oh, the beauty {and comedy} of a child’s imagination. It truly is a gift to watch from front row. Or, in this case, to be invited onto the stage with. The following is a verbatim account of a pool conversation I had recently with my creative {and dramatic} seven-year-old . . . The Mermaid {Setting: [...]
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This weekend, if you have a lazy afternoon, here are a few articles worth browsing . . . Back My apology to my kids, after moving to Thailand. {A Letter to My Children} When I bow down, too. {Buddhism, Closer to Home} Around @Holy Experience. On wanting to change the world. {The First Step to [...]
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Too much of a good thing can generally become a bad thing. This is true of eating chocolate. And hitting the gym. And watching YouTube videos from people you’ll never meet. It is also true of writing blogs and facebook stalking and twittering. {Dangit.} Because I’ve seen him go to bed resentful. And I’ve heard [...]
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Today’s question is a good one. Perhaps my all-time favorite. Just imagine you are sitting in the corner of a quiet cafe with God himself. And you have the chance to ask him Anything. At. All. And He promises to answer. What would you want to know? Would it be about why that happened to [...]
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Typos that don’t get fixed. Comments that go unanswered. Videos that only half-upload. Unexplained absences. This is the fallout from attempting to blog consistently from rice fields. Internet is a commodity I have learned not to count on in this life overseas. Wireless and speed have become smaller concerns in light of just having anything, [...]
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My family is living overseas in Thailand, where my husband is directing a Christian Humanitarian Foundation. This blog is the honest recording of our journey– squatty potties and all. 
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