[This article also exists in podcast form. You can listen to it on Pondering Purple, HERE.] I love being an MK. Some readers might wonder if that’s true, given the hard issues I tackle in my articles and podcasts, but my deep appreciation for the beauty of MKness is actually what motivates […]
[The audio version of this article is available on the Pondering Purple podcast. Click HERE to listen or find it on your preferred podcast platform.] A couple years ago, I wrote an open letter to victims of abuse that garnered some significant attention. It was based on my own experiences as a […]
[An audio version of this article is available on the Pondering Purple podcast. Click HERE to listen or find it on your preferred podcast platform.] This is a delicate topic—one that can elicit some pretty strong responses—but I’m taking a deep breath and delving into it today because of the number of conversations […]
I’ve mentioned this before: the incidence of anxiety in younger children—not just MKs—is on the rise in nearly every culture. With recent conflicts and tragedies across the globe adding to the already exacerbated fear and upheaval of the pandemic, we can only expect that cases of serious anxiety in kids will continue to increase. […]
[The audio version of this article is available on the Pondering Purple podcast. Click HERE to listen or find it on your preferred podcast platform.] I struggle with rest. More accurately, I battle the guilt I associate with rest. And I know it comes from two significant pieces of my identity: the MK […]
[The audio version of this article is available on the Pondering Purple podcast. Click HERE to listen or find it on your preferred podcast platform.] During several reentry retreats at which I recently served, I was astonished at the prevalence of trauma among the MKs in attendance. So many of them were […]
Have you ever felt incapable of hearing God’s voice at times when you most needed to? Have you wondered if it’s because you’ve become deaf or he’s gone mute…or both? I was asked to speak on “Hearing Jesus’ Voice in the Chaos of Our Pain” for a conference in Wisconsin last week. As I began […]
[Did you know that most of my articles are available in audio form for learning on the go? Find my Pondering Purple podcast HERE.] Every so often, I have the great honor of being interviewed by a publication wanting to highlight the people I serve: children of missionaries and cross-cultural workers. When Among […]
[The audio version of this article is also available. Listen to it on the Pondering Purple podcast by clicking HERE.] As I’ve spoken with Missionaries’ Kids (MKs) of all ages over the past thirty years, a few commonalities have emerged—traits shared across locations and demographics within the cross-cultural world of missions. One of the […]
[The audio version of this article is also available. Listen to it on the Pondering Purple podcast by clicking HERE.] I marked a huge milestone a few months ago: thirty years in MK ministry. That’s three decades of conferences, articles, keynotes, videos, consultations, retreats and debriefs. It’s aha moments and hard conversations. It’s sleepless […]