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• Isolation Or Exposure?

  

  Is protection from God born, not of isolation, but of exposure? We had been in Cairo only 2 weeks when our son Joel slipped and hit his head on the sharp edge... Read more

  Posted on 29 December 2016 RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION

• Depression and the Third Culture Kid

  

  Six years ago I entered the office of my primary care doctor and burst into tears. I sobbed until I could not sob anymore. I sobbed until all that was left was ... Read more

  Posted on 27 December 2016 RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Eclectic Nativity Set

  

  I've been a little lazy about Christmas this year. I did most of my shopping on the Internet (something I've sworn off of in the past). I delegated all the... Read more

  Posted on 23 December 2016 RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION

• To the Weary Ones

  

  No doubt you are up early. Whether traveling or staying at home, you have things to do, groceries to buy, errands to run, work to finish. You love the season... Read more

  Posted on 22 December 2016 RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Sorrow/Joy Continuum

  

  In an online conversation a couple of months ago, one of the women who is active at A Life Overseas said this: "Sorrow and joy can coexist under the umbrella... Read more

  Posted on 20 December 2016 RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION

• Foundations & Generations

  

  We traveled to Los Angeles this weekend for an early Christmas with our son and daughter in law. It was a beautiful weekend with sun and palm trees, the warmer... Read more

  Posted on 19 December 2016 RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION

• 1500 Olive Trees

  

  Friends, I wrote this back in January, but I know many of us have been hurting over what is going on in Aleppo, so I am reposting. There comes a time on any tri... Read more

  Posted on 17 December 2016 RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION

• “Technical Issues”

  

  I think my computer is beginning to show its age. This machine came to me secondhand by very generous friends. I'm not sure how old it was when I got it and... Read more

  Posted on 16 December 2016 RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION

• In the Fourth Watch of the Night

  

  Recent Headlines: Saturday, December 3 - 10-alarm fire in Cambridge, MA displaces 166 people. Saturday, December 10 - Explosions outside football (soccer)... Read more

  Posted on 12 December 2016 RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION

• When No One Shares Your Grief

  A week ago my mom called with some sad news. Stefanous had died. I was so shocked. He was only 5 years older than I am. His youngest daughter was only just... Read more

  Posted on 09 December 2016 RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION

• A Broken World Meets an Advent Season

  

  A Pakistan International Airlines flight headed to Islamabad from a remote mountain area crashed on a mountain slope today. Before the plane hit the ground it... Read more

  Posted on 07 December 2016 RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION

• Just Be Faithful – a Repost

  

  Readers - today is a repost. I'll be going off the blog through the weekend. I am so grateful that you come by and read, comment, encourage, and help me grow.... Read more

  Posted on 01 December 2016 RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION

• Ideas for #GivingTuesday

  

  I belong to the early morning crowd. The group that gets up at 5 and is fully functioning by 6:45. The group that is still mostly groggy while on public transit... Read more

  Posted on 29 November 2016 RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION

• Scanning the Horizon

  

  We took off from O'Hare Airport in Chicago in the early morning. On the ground the weather was cold and rainy, but as the plane ascended we flew above the... Read more

  Posted on 28 November 2016 RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION

• When the Elephant in the Room is Bigger Than the Turkey on the Table!

  

  Communication, Community, Fall, Family, Fridays with Robynn, Gratitude, Holidays, Humor, Life, Life in general, Memories, Relationships, Robynn We here at... Read more

  Posted on 23 November 2016 RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION

• She’s an Angry Elf

  

  Elf is a well-loved film about a man who thinks he's a Christmas elf. If you know the movie, you are probably smiling right now. If not, then you are shaking... Read more

  Posted on 22 November 2016 RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION

• Third Culture Kid Gifts – Loyalty

  

  It was New Year's Eve and I found myself freezing on a bus with no heat in a sub-degree midwestern winter. I was about to turn 20 years old. I had come to the... Read more

  Posted on 21 November 2016 RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION

• Refugee Sunday – A Day of Sharing

  

  Each year, the Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of the United States of America set aside the Sunday before Thanksgiving as a time to specifically remembe... Read more

  Posted on 20 November 2016 RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Simple Pin

  

  Community, Cross-cultural, Fridays with Robynn, Friendship, Grace, Hope, Immigration, Life, Politics, Robynn, Social Media Since November 8 th, the day that... Read more

  Posted on 18 November 2016 RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION

• Rambling Thoughts on Confronting an Idol

  

  I called my mom before the election with one specific question: "Mom, when did American politics get mixed up with Christianity?" I really wanted to know. I... Read more

  Posted on 17 November 2016 RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION