Rejoice!
rejoice verb re·joice ri-ˈjȯis rejoiced; rejoicing Synonyms of rejoice transitive verb : to give joy to : gladden I’ve been writing on my Instagram (see the RAMBLES tab here on my blog) each day during this Advent season. This week,…
Longing
The longing for Christmas to be evergreen, not ever-changing. There is something about the evergreen tree. Spring, summer, winter, and fall, it remains standing, steadfast and strong.Having lived as global workers in the Arabian Gulf for almost a decade, a…
A Forgotten Thanksgiving?
A Forgotten Thanksgiving. As the Thanksgiving holiday approaches, it seems like the world is skipping into Christmas already. All over social media, there is anticipation for Christmas, and it feels like Thanksgiving is being forgotten. There used to be a…
Power Outages & Contentment
I’m remembering the time when, for the third time in a month, there were country-wide blackouts. While power outages are frequent here, they are not usually this bad. Like our apartment in Brazil, there are no hot water lines in…
Maracuja!
These passion fruit flowers (Maracuja in Portuguese) don’t bloom for long. While walking to and from school in Brasilia, I caught a glimpse of this beauty. I almost didn’t stop, as I was trying to beat a rain shower home.…
Waves of Homesickness
Like grief, there’s no rhyme or reason for the waves of homesickness that suddenly come upon me. The first emotional crash seems to come out of nowhere and catches me completely off-guard. The rock that cries in Mauritius was mesmerizing!…
Iguazu Falls Brazil
Living in Brazil during COVID meant that for our two-year assignment, we were only able to explore a few places. The Iguazu Falls trip was bittersweet as we intended to vacation there with my parents for their 50th wedding anniversary,…
The Rocky Beach
It’s hard to pick my favorite place in Oman because there are so many. The one that connects our first time living there to our second is what our kiddos called the “Rocky Beach”. This was the place we would…
Friends
I learned something new this week. Home and belonging can be felt anywhere when we have five close friends with whom we have regular connections. Even better, not all of those friends have to live where I live! I am…
