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• Thoughts on Sharing Our Stories

  

  "Perhaps the greatest danger of our global community is that the person in LA thinks he knows Cambodia because he's seen The Killing Fields on-screen, and the... Read more

  Posted on 06 June 2016 RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION

• Summer Fun Ideas That Promote Sanity and Potentially a Wider View of the World

  

  Community, Cross-cultural, Family, Fridays with Robynn, Holidays, home, Life, Life in general, Motherhood, Parenting, Relationships, Robynn These are ideas fo... Read more

  Posted on 03 June 2016 RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION

• Really?

  

  Toddler falls over railing at zoo into gorilla area. Gorilla killed to save toddler. Public outcry from impulse culture addicts. Parent crucified by public... Read more

  Posted on 02 June 2016 RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Story of a TCK Friendship

  

  The first picture that was taken of me with my friend Lois was on the shores of the Dead Sea. There we are, two little girls - one blonde, the other dark-haired... Read more

  Posted on 01 June 2016 RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION

• A Hymn, a Flag, and a Father-in-Law

  

  The lights dim in the First Baptist Church of Daytona Beach, Florida. Music begins to play, and the music director welcomes us to the service. And then we... Read more

  Posted on 31 May 2016 RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION

• Summer Survival Tips– Part II

  

  School is about to get out here in Kansas. For many moms that's a sweet joy. They anticipate leisurely time with their children, afternoons at the pool, evening... Read more

  Posted on 27 May 2016 RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION

• Season of the Injured Sparrow

  

  As I walked out to our car yesterday morning, I saw a sparrow in the driveway. The sparrow wasn't moving and I worried that it was injured. As I walked toward... Read more

  Posted on 26 May 2016 RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION

• Four Types of Stories

  

  At a workshop I attended last week, we talked about story as it pertains to race. Through a framework developed at Barnard College, we learned about four types... Read more

  Posted on 24 May 2016 RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION

• Stop Dismissing Millennials

  

  Last week, my husband and I had dinner with some friend. We ate fish tacos, caught up on each other's lives and laughed until we couldn't breathe. Our friends... Read more

  Posted on 23 May 2016 RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION

• Surviving Summer!

  

  In this two part series Robynn suggests ways to successfully survive summer! School is about to get out here in Kansas. For many moms that's a sweet joy. They... Read more

  Posted on 20 May 2016 RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION

• What’s On Your Bookshelf?

  

  Two years ago, I asked this question...but Communicating Across Boundaries has grown exponentially since then, so I'm asking it again. The task is simple but... Read more

  Posted on 19 May 2016 RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION

• Unequal Treatment

  

  These past two days I've been at a summit on race and equity. Specifically, A Call to Government and Community. The conference goes across spheres and... Read more

  Posted on 17 May 2016 RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION

• Look at My Face

  

  Years ago I was flying from Calgary, AB to Hamilton, ON. It was December the skies were grey and the outside temperatures were formidable. The lady sitting... Read more

  Posted on 13 May 2016 RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION

• Always Too Foreign

  

  On Mother's Day, my youngest son enters the house. "Today is a good day to read Between Worlds" he says. I look at him puzzled. "Why's that?" The answer comes... Read more

  Posted on 10 May 2016 RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION

• Brene Brown Would Have Been Proud

  

  Chloe stood straight and as tall as her 4 foot 11 inch frame would allow for in her black floor length dress. Her ginger colored hair was pulled back into two... Read more

  Posted on 06 May 2016 RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION

• On Making Recent History

  

  I leave my Cambridge apartment mid-morning on a Friday. Usually I would be walking, but I am going to a store that is too far so I pull out of my driveway in ou... Read more

  Posted on 05 May 2016 RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION

• “I Knew Flags, I Didn’t Know Allegiance”

  

  Last month, I found my son Micah's college essay. I was sorting through some papers in a desperate attempt to find a medical document. As often happens when... Read more

  Posted on 03 May 2016 RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION

• Pre-Paschal Reflections

  It is ten pm on Saturday night. I sit on the couch in a darkened room. White lights peak through the window from the outside. We are the rare family that keeps... Read more

  Posted on 01 May 2016 RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION

• To You Whom I’ve Never Met

  

  Last week, my husband came home with a package. After tearing off the brown paper, I opened a beautiful, decorative, handmade sign for our home. Someone who I'v... Read more

  Posted on 28 April 2016 RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION

• With Hearts Outside Our Bodies

  A few years ago, a good friend and I were talking about our children. How we loved them, how we were exasperated by them, how we struggled to parent well, mostl... Read more

  Posted on 26 April 2016 RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION