I was asked by a couple of people to share my tribute to my mom that I shared at her memorial, which was held on August 19th, 2023 at Arbor Road Church….
Category: family
Re-Entry: Changing the Photos
When do you change the photos? We all face this simple family decision. When do we update the family photo in the living room? When do we swap out the old family…
Re-Entry: Sarcasm
One of the re-entry journeys that I did not expect was how difficult it was for our family to get re-acquainted with sarcasm after most of the last decade in Asia. For…
Re-Entry: Framings and Metaphors
Our family just got back from a 1-night overnighter. We have wanted to get away for a family touchpoint and when the temperature reached 110 degrees, well – as good as a…
Quick Review: Raising Up a Generation of Healthy Third Culture Kids
As I get to the end of the year, I wanted to post some book reviews in advance of posting a best of 2020 reading post. A really helpful book I read…
Quick Review – Tribe: On Homecoming and belonging
A few weeks back I read Sebastian Junger’s Tribe: On Homecoming and Belonging. This wasn’t too long of a read, but full of interesting research, history, and assessment on modern society. I’m working through developing my…
The Virtues Vs. The Grocery Store: RE-ENTRY #2
In another reflection on life back from extended time in the developing world, any reflection on re-entry or reverse culture shock typically always includes some thoughts on the abundance…and perhaps excess…of grocery…
The Virtues Vs. The Soda Machine: Re-Entry #1
It’s the second straight summer we’ve been back in the United States and it’s the second straight summer of cross-cultural weirdness. Many are familiar with the concept of re-entry, it’s the idea…
Negotiating Bed Time
My studies and research have led me heavily into the area of negotiation and conflict. On my daughter’s 7 year birthday I got a chance to test my new skills. I was…