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• Aunt Gracia and the White House Christmas Ornaments

  

  Like so many others in the western world, we took down our tree this weekend. While there is much excitement and anticipation as we put it up, there is relief... Read more

  Posted on 12 January 2015 RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION

• Wrapping up the Week – January 9, 2015

  

  A couple of years ago I began a week wrap-up. I stopped it during one summer and never revived it. Recently several people have asked me about it. Read more

  Posted on 10 January 2015 RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION

• How to Find Joy in 2015 – Especially for the Third Culture Individual

  

  How to Find Joy in 2015—An Amateur Joy Hunter’s Guide for the Restless, for Those Longing for Adventure or for the Third Culture Individual by Robynn. Follow... Read more

  Posted on 09 January 2015 RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION

• On Celebrating Nativity

  

  Yesterday was Feast of the Nativity – our Orthodox Christmas. As people new to the Orthodox church, we are still learning how to walk between these dates and... Read more

  Posted on 08 January 2015 RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Song of Mynah Birds

  

  “Amidst all this madness, all these ghosts and memories of times past, it feels like the world around me is crumbling, slowly flaking away. Read more

  Posted on 07 January 2015 RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Importance of Moveable Pieces

  

  In a town in California, a small Serbian community gathers together on January 7th to celebrate Nativity. One of the ways they do this is by shooting guns into... Read more

  Posted on 06 January 2015 RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION

• On Protection in the New Year

  

  When I look back at parenting small children I sometimes take in a sharp breath at a memory. Not because anything tragic happened, but because tragedies could... Read more

  Posted on 05 January 2015 RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION

• A New Christ Candle

  

  by RobynnA New YearAs you might remember each year when Christmas is over and the tree is dragged down the street to where the dead trees go (to become fish... Read more

  Posted on 02 January 2015 RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION

• Happy New Year 2015

  

  In 2011 I had just begun to blog. The quote I used on January 1st, 2011 was from the opening lines of True Grit — a movie directed, written, and produced by... Read more

  Posted on 01 January 2015 RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION

• State of the Blog

  

  Every year I look back on blogging and write about it. I look to see what your favorite pieces were, I remember what my favorite pieces were, and I think about... Read more

  Posted on 31 December 2014 RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION

• “How Did It Get So Late So Soon?”

  

  The house is dark as I get up and make my way to the kitchen, bleary-eyed, knowing I need coffee.It has been nonstop people, meals, dishes, talk, games,... Read more

  Posted on 30 December 2014 RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION

• Merry Christmas!

  

  In my faith tradition traditionally December 25th is celebrated as Western Christmas. (Stay tuned for more on Eastern Christmas or Nativity. Read more

  Posted on 25 December 2014 RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION

• A Daughter’s Gift to Her Dying Father

  

  My daughter-in-law Lauren knows what it is to grieve during the holidays, so I was thrilled that she was willing to write a piece for Communicating Across... Read more

  Posted on 23 December 2014 RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION

• Reflect & Remember

  

  It’s a Sunday afternoon and I am sitting on the couch, feet curled up under me and a cat by my side. The decorated Christmas tree with its lights twinkling and... Read more

  Posted on 22 December 2014 RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Perfect Christmas Present to Give Your Child This Year!

  

  By RobynnThe children’s pastor and his assistant at our church have been running a competition of sorts. Write down the perfect Christmas present a parent can... Read more

  Posted on 19 December 2014 RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION

• “Come Further Up, Come Further In!”

  “If you’ve been up all night and cried till you have no more tears left in you – you will know that there comes in the end a sort of quietness. You feel as if... Read more

  Posted on 18 December 2014 RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION

• Mourning for Pakistan

  

  “My sons were flowers, borrowed from God.” grieving father to Reuters correspondent @mehreenzahra.“Next to a tiny body bag, there is dried blood on this hospita... Read more

  Posted on 16 December 2014 RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION

• First Day of K – A Guest Post

  

  One of the things I have loved about writing is getting into conversations with people who don’t have my background but know what it is to live between... Read more

  Posted on 16 December 2014 RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION

• You Know You Married a TCK When…..

  

  All of you long suffering spouses and partners of TCK’s – this one’s for you:You know you married a TCK when…..1. You’re listening to National Public Radio (NPR... Read more

  Posted on 15 December 2014 RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION

• A Displaced Decorating Style

  

  I love this piece by Robynn! I will explain more fully in the comments but if you are one that mixes samovars with reindeer, white lights with Egyptian perfume... Read more

  Posted on 12 December 2014 RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION