Preparing for Adulthood is a category of post on my blog– as our children grow older, we are regularly examining how we are preparing them for independent thought, actions, and life. If we micromanage too much during this stage, we don’t help them when we they no longer live with us. In fact, we handicap […]
Cast All Your Care Upon Him
I appreciate that God built into our life rhythm– to give us hope and variety and probably a lot of other things. We’re back home in Japan, recovered from jet lag. We have just two more months here before we move. This morning I grabbed the kids, gave them some apple turnovers, and read the […]
Church, Moving, and the Military
We have six months left in Okinawa. That means it’s time for a certain lecture I give to myself when we start thinking about pulling up roots and putting down new ones elsewhere. Those teachers and leaders who have invested in our children and in us will find that their influence is transported to a […]
When Making Friends Feels Awkward
In a military community, we say hello and good bye to friends often. Even though saying goodbye is never fun, keeping in touch with old friends has never been easier, with email and Facebook, Skype and Facetime. Making new friends, though, is a little harder. It’s hard because of a particular awkwardness in new friendships. […]
