Today is 6 years since we arrived in Tanzania. We are often asked if we enjoy living here, but it’s not that simple. I find myself echoing the words of ‘For Good’ from the musical Wicked: Like a comet pulled from orbit As it passes a sun Like a stream […]
As New Year came around, I watched discussions of New Year’s resolutions on Facebook. I don’t normally make resolutions, but I have in the past made yearly goals. However, my mind was a blank for 2019 apart from ‘just get through it.’ Grief makes your brain a fog. You can’t […]
This is part of a series writing up some of the stories we make up on the spot to help our children process things. This one is about being a TCK. Once upon a time there was a little dragon called Elliot. He lived in a lovely cave with his Mama […]
Our kids have been through so much transition in their lives, you’d think they’d be used to it. They’re not. In fact, they might even fear change more than most because they’ve done it so many times. They long for stability, and I long for stability for them. I do […]
We have been in Tanzania 5 years. Which, since we said we’d come for about 10 puts us at the halfway mark. Yikes! Cos it feels like we haven’t really done anything yet! This is exactly what we expected of course. CMS talks to its workers about their 3 year […]
We’re flying to Nairobi soon for a conference. Elliot’s been asking things like, “Will I be sick on the plane?” and “How do we know the plane will get there?” International travel is always tiring and uncomfortable, and it’s even more complicated when you’ve got kids in tow, but as […]
As our family has been through the wringer these past several months, with more to come, our little guys have been searching for stability. Now we are back in Dar, some of that has settled down, so I have been seeking to build up their emotional resilience. I’m sharing some […]
Meet Jesus at uni 