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• On #InternationalDayofTolerance – Fight for Asia Bibi!

  

  A Christian Pakistani woman is sentenced to death in Pakistan. Her crime? She is allegedly accused of insulting Islam after a group of Muslim women did not... Read more

  Posted on 16 November 2016 RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION

• Election 2016 Detox Plan

  

  No matter where you live, you are probably completely fed up and exhausted by the U.S Election 2016. If you are a U.S. citizen, you are even more tired of it,... Read more

  Posted on 15 November 2016 RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION

• Loving People Well – Djibouti Jones

  

  Readers, I'm sending you over to Djibouti Jones this morning. She has written a beautiful "post U.S. Election" piece called Loving People Well. Here is a just ... Read more

  Posted on 14 November 2016 RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION

• Friendship, Facebook, and an Impossibly Soft Couch

  

  "I miss you and your impossibly soft couch," my friend writes to me. I smile as I think of her and the hot mugs of tea we would drink as we would sit talking... Read more

  Posted on 13 November 2016 RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION

• A Life Overseas – Relax!

  

  Readers, I am at A Life Overseas today talking about how God is at work in places where we go - and because of this, we can relax. In August of 2015 I had the... Read more

  Posted on 10 November 2016 RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION

• After the Election:How to Build a Bridge

  

  The first thing I did when I got up today was to write some email notes to my Muslim friends. I didn't talk about the election - I just said that I was... Read more

  Posted on 09 November 2016 RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION

• Good Quotes to Get You Through Election Day 2016

  

  "Someone is going to win Tuesday and then, if trendlines that have proved reliable in the past continue, the sun will come up on Wednesday." Peggy Noonan, Wall... Read more

  Posted on 08 November 2016 RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION

• Still 10,000 Reasons

  

  I wake up refreshed this morning. My husband and I were invited to a young adult retreat this weekend and were honored to have the opportunity to speak to a... Read more

  Posted on 07 November 2016 RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION

• The (Political) Work of Forgiveness

  

  Here at Communicating Across Boundaries we've done a pretty good job of avoiding the massive elephant (and the donkey) in the room. Both Marilyn and I,... Read more

  Posted on 04 November 2016 RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION

• Called by Grace; Called to Be Gracious

  

  "There comes a point in life when our major spiritual struggle is no longer with the fact that we are weak and desperately in need of God's forgiveness, but... Read more

  Posted on 03 November 2016 RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION

• To the One Who Got Pregnant Too Soon

  

  I woke with a familiar pressure on my bladder. It was the middle of the night, and I needed to go to the bathroom. I came back to bed in tears. "I think I'm... Read more

  Posted on 01 November 2016 RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION

• Is Your Soul Restless?

  

  "Is your Soul Restless?" The sign is written in bold white letters on a red background Underneath the words is a quote from Saint Augustine: The sign is well... Read more

  Posted on 31 October 2016 RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION

• Daughter, Your Faith Has Healed You – SheLovesMagazine

  

  Readers, I would love it if you joined me today at SheLovesMagazine.com. It is a privilege to be there and to introduce many of you to the writing over at... Read more

  Posted on 25 October 2016 RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION

• Ten Commandments for Third Culture Kids

  

  And the 11th Commandment: Thou shalt not look down on those who struggle to live overseas and miss their home countries, for thou strugglest the same way in... Read more

  Posted on 24 October 2016 RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION

• Oh Canada

  

  Today I'm boarding a plane and going home. While the Canada Goose is turning her beak to the south, I'm turning mine to the north. I'm off to Canada! Canada is... Read more

  Posted on 21 October 2016 RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION

• Observations and Thoughts on Third Culture Kids

  

  I just returned from a two-week trip to Cairo, Egypt where I was invited to speak at five different schools, to five different parent groups, and be a speaker a... Read more

  Posted on 19 October 2016 RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION

• A Bigger Picture

  

  I arrived back from Egypt yesterday, bleary-eyed after hours of travel. Having coffee in Cairo, sahlep in Istanbul, and mint tea in our Cambridge living room... Read more

  Posted on 16 October 2016 RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Welcome Prayer

  

  Faith, Fear, Fridays with Robynn, God, Grace, Hope, Life, Life in general, Pain, Politics, Robynn, Social Commentary, Women, World I have to admit I'm... Read more

  Posted on 14 October 2016 RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION

• It’s Complicated!

  

  For the past week I've had the privilege of spending time with third culture kids and their parents. It has been an amazing gift and I have learned so much... Read more

  Posted on 11 October 2016 RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION

• So…Where Are You From?

  

  [with thanks to International School Tumblr] Third Culture Kid - Grew up in Pakistan, lived and worked in Pakistan and Egypt as an adult. Moved to the... Read more

  Posted on 08 October 2016 RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION