A real test of your belief system is living side-by-side with another. A few close mom-friends, who were practicing Muslims, had better Christian theology than me. This is how I learned that Islam and Christianity have several overlapping themes. Things I always thought I believed. But when I witnessed these sincere women REALLY living out these … Continue reading Islam made me a better Christian
Thoughts
Freedom
A friend helped me realize before I left the middle east that I was returning to America FREE. Or, at least, much more free than before. Before, six years ago, I was such a different person. So imprisoned by my debt, my baggage, and my scars. Dragging all that around was just so...ugh. It's clear … Continue reading Freedom
This time is different
We leave in 5 days. My husband and I feel it now: the uncertainty...the weight of ending and starting again. I'm surprised by how different this leaving is from the last time we left. Six years ago we left the USA for the middle east. We were leaving, but certain to return (at least to … Continue reading This time is different
Funneling the Chaos
My family has lived in the same country in the middle east for the last 6 years. For my 2 boys, that is their whole lives. This country made me a mother. Made me a better wife. Stripped me down to the bare bones of my past and then let me grow in the unlimited … Continue reading Funneling the Chaos
