SEVEN LESSONS ON LOVING WELL
[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: […]
PODCAST INTERVIEW: MKs in a Nutshell
[This interview is also featured on my podcast, Pondering Purple. You can access all the episodes to date by clicking HERE.] What a joy it was to be interviewed […]
DECONSTRUCTION – The Crucial Questioning of People Raised in Christian Environments
I’d like to invite you into the experiences of People Raised in Intense Christian Environments who have deconstructed their faith—some of them are Missionaries’ Kids, some of them Pastors’ Kids, some simply from deeply spiritual homes. Understanding is often a building block for love.
How Imprecise Language About Pain Harms Faith
[This article also exists in podcast form. You can listen to it on Pondering Purple, HERE.] It seems appropriate, in this first article of 2022, to be writing about […]
REMEMBERING MARILYN SCRIBNER
In memory of Marilyn June Scribner June 9, 1930 – December 24, 2021 I reluctantly headed out to a women’s gathering at Blanchard Alliance Church shortly after I moved back […]
LIVING WELL IN A SEASON OF GRIEF
[A previous version of this article focused on the losses and grief Missionaries’ Kids experience. It can be found here. This version explores the same topic from the perspective of […]
TEN HELPFUL PRACTICES FOR PARENTING MKs
[This article is available in audio format on the Pondering Purple podcast.] This is a companion piece to my article titled “Ten Most Valuable Mindsets for MKs.” In that one, […]
MICHÈLE’S OCCASIONAL NEWSLETTER
For anyone who might be interested in my broader ministry—beyond the articles I post here—my newsletter is below. Simply click on the black arrow at the top-left of the PDF […]
PLEASE DON’T WALK AWAY: An Open Letter to the Rightfully Cynical
AUDIO VERSION: Prefer listening to reading? This article is available in audio format on the Pondering Purple Podcast. You can access it by searching for it by name on your […]
AUDIO INTERVIEW: Pondering TCKs
A few weeks ago, the hosts of the Transformed and Transformational podcast asked me if I’d be open to an interview about MKs and TCKs and—of course—my response was […]