Repatriation /rēˌpātrēˈāSH(ə)n,rēˌpatrēˈāSH(ə)n/ noun the return of someone to their own country One hundred seventy-four days. Our family has been on American soil again for one hundred seventy-four days. Emotions I fully thought would hit back in July are coming in waves. Grief, guilt and more. As much as I wish I could push […]
After leaving our dear friends in Minnesota, it was back to the road and through Wisconsin. We stopped at a campground that night that turned out to offer the least amount of sleep we’d had so far, thanks to an extremely loud train roaring past once an hour all through the night. It was also […]
It’s the completion of our first week on the road. I’m surrounded by the forest and breathing in the smells of campfire. We are somewhere in Wisconsin near a train, which is bringing all kinds of joy to Bubba. This trip wasn’t destined to start on time, or so we believed up until the […]
I apologize ahead of time to anyone reading this blog post, as it’s more of a brain dump than anything else. But if you are curious to know what’s up in our corner of the world, read on! The Phoenix Alliance. We’ve found that starting a foundation from the ground up is such a learning experience. […]
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“Don’t worry, I still have my ring to sell…” Twelve rescued girls face the streets without our help; a certain path back to the brothels. Most of these girls are younger than my daughters. And so we began our work – without resources and long-range plans. But with the heart of the […]
Nine days. That’s how long it takes to get biopsy results in Thailand. It could be the same elsewhere; I don’t know. But it has been a long nine days. I knew right away when they said my appointment was between 1:00 and 3:00 today that I was most likely in for a long wait. […]
We’ve been dealing with a fairly significant issue here behind the scenes in Northern Thailand. For the last several months I’ve had some concerning symptoms that I’ve been trying to ignore. But it finally got bad enough that I knew I had to address it, so I booked an appointment with a local doctor. That […]
Do you ever feel that other people are gifted in an area you will never grasp? I certainly have. Hospitality is a topic I’ve always ignored at women’s retreats, figuring it wasn’t my forte. My friends who enjoy arranging flowers and have multiple sets of matching china can rule over that domain. My giftings? Well, […]
*names have been changed to protect privacy Twenty-five hours. That’s how long our family sat on buses and vans to get from Phnom Penh, Cambodia to Chiang Rai, Thailand. We had been in Cambodia’s capital city visiting the Thai Embassy there, hoping and praying that we’d be granted new visas. We were, thankfully. In […]