Tag Archives: Expat

Rabaul Recess – Part One

Posted on September 5, 2013 by texpatfaith

Living on the Pacific Rim provides some awesome opportunities to feel the earth move. Well, maybe you wouldn’t think it was so awesome, but if you are a nerd like me it’s pretty cool. It’s a very real reminder of … Continue reading →

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My Name is Pride

Posted on August 29, 2013 by texpatfaith

“Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God, so that He may exalt you at the proper time,” (1 Peter 5:6, HCSB) Say what you will about the Internet, but I have to tell you I’d be lost without … Continue reading →

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Worship – Papua New Guinea Style

Posted on August 21, 2013 by texpatfaith

When my husband and I moved to Papua New Guinea, our first priority was to find a church we could attend. For me, worship is the glue that holds my shifting expat life together. Worship steadies my soul when I’m … Continue reading →

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Alien Abroad ~ Saying Goodbye to Dubai

Posted on May 4, 2013 by texpatfaith

On January 11, 2012, I boarded Emirates flight 211 – Dubai to Houston, probably for the last time. The inevitable relocation notice came in October that my husband and I were moving on to another assignment in Papua New Guinea. … Continue reading →

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Ripples of a Revolution

Posted on October 10, 2012 by texpatfaith

  When I look around our worship service on Fridays, I see a gathering that has come full circle since the day of Pentecost 2000 years ago. For many of the worshippers, the nations represented in Acts 2:9-11 are their … Continue reading →

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The Perfect GPS

Posted on October 1, 2012 by texpatfaith

The Way that Changed the World: Acts 1-2:13 The Perfect GPS It is in the deepest darkness of the starless midnight that men learn how to hold on to the hidden Hand most tightly and how that Hand holds them; … Continue reading →

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Aging Rockers and My Rock of Ages

Posted on April 28, 2012 by texpatfaith

Do you ever have moments that crystalize the passage of time? Moments that catch you off guard, surprising you with intense emotion as you look back down the road of your life? Happening at the oddest times and in the … Continue reading →

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Reflection

Posted on December 31, 2011 by texpatfaith

Recently, I asked my family, “As the door closes on 2011, what are your most prominent reflections on the year?” It’s funny; no mention was made of graduations, travel or jobs (there was a lot of activity surrounding those things … Continue reading →

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Adopted at Birth

Posted on December 20, 2011 by texpatfaith

Brotherly Love Do you have relationships that have stood the test of time? You know the ones I’m talking about. Despite the distance in miles or the time between visits, when you are with that person, it’s like you’ve never … Continue reading →

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On the Road to Bethlehem

Posted on December 14, 2011 by texpatfaith

This week as I read Luke’s account of the birth of Jesus, I was reminded of my first hour in Dubai. It was July of 2010 at Dubai International Airport. I had come to meet my husband so we could … Continue reading →

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