To all of you who have recently returned after living overseas, you have a special place in my heart because not too long ago, I was walking in your shoes. So here it is…my letter to...
Author - Ruthie
Books about Reverse Culture Shock & Re-entry
Looking for good books about reverse culture shock or repatriation? There are several books available for missionaries and expats who are transitioning back to the USA to give you insight...
Unpacking the Suitcase of Shame
We end up back in our “home” countries for different reasons… …maybe our time or term has ended. …maybe we’re longing for freedom from our life overseas. …maybe this was the...
Favorite Blog Posts About Re-entry and Transition
One of the reasons I started this blog is that there does not seem to me to be a good collection of articles specifically about missionary’s experience with re-entry in one place. And...
Interview: Church & Reentry
Today We’re Interviewing: D. Just the Stats: Returning From: Asia Years Overseas: 3.5 Years back in the States: 5 Mom of 2 preschoolers. Currently: raising support to move back...
Advent: Expectations & Reentry
Advent. Until last year, that word for me brought childhood memories of trying to make the candles stand up in the fake wreath on our kitchen table. Then someone introduced me to the...
Patient Trust by Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
Potter’s Inn {a retreat center in Divide, CO…check out their resources for missionaries and those in reentry…some great stuff that has been a huge help to me in my reentry journey}...
Redeeming the seasons of fear
“Fear not…I have redeemed you.”I know I’ve read these words before in Isaiah 43, but tonight they struck me in a new way. They sound very churchy…very “easy answer” to hard...
Reentry Lessons from an Aloe Plant
Halloween was not a good holiday for my aloe plant. He’d been enjoying life on my balcony…and then it decided to snow. I’m not such a good plant mom, and I left him out in the...
Whiteout Conditions: The Fog of Reentry
Last night my drive home from work made me miss public transportation. I’m not a fan of driving anyways…and add to it white out snow conditions, and I will gladly opt for the...