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The Other Side of the Storm

February 15, 2012 A Repat
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At a conference a few weekends ago, a misconception in my head was corrected. In all my time examining and re-examining the armor of God listed in Ephesians 6, I’d always seen the Sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God, as the offensive weapon. As in, the only offensive weapon we have [...]

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Stay Hungry, Stay Foolish

January 30, 2012 A Repat
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It may have occurred to you by now that at some point, it has to happen. I’m still writing With Love, but I’m not writing With Love from Africa anymore. The process of re-entering life here in North Carolina after six years abroad, and two of them in Africa, has been many things, including a [...]

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How I Bake My Own Bread

January 26, 2012 A Repat

When we got back to the States and I saw the cost of a nice loaf of bread, I was more than a little bummed. My awesome health insurance plan in South Africa gave us discounts on healthy food purchases {brilliant idea, American insurers, take this one up!} so we got really nice, healthy bread [...]

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Recent Stuff, and Other Stuff

January 19, 2012 A Repat
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I‘ve been meaning to tell you about a couple of things. But I get distracted and forget a lot. Only having the opportunity to finish your sentence about half the time is one of the things I’ve noticed motherhood… Sorry, what was I talking about? Anyway, we got some good news. Remember these? The Eighteen [...]

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And in Other News, I Caught My Hair On Fire

December 16, 2011 A Repat

We’re down to two suitcases. That’s right. I am two suitcases away from being completely unpacked for the first time since June. My words have been few around here because that finish line has been in sight. And it sure does look pretty. The little tidying elf somewhere inside of me is hollering, hold that [...]

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Like a Leaf on a Wednesday

December 7, 2011 A Repat

Here I sit on a Wednesday morning. Freshly fallen leaves have scattered across the yard outside. A squirrel is vigorously digging to retrieve something from the ground. There’s a gentle breeze, and though this is December, and North Carolina, the Bear left for preschool without a coat this morning and I could probably open the [...]

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Moving Again

November 29, 2011 A Repat

It was way back at the end of June when we packed those Eighteen Boxes and Mr. Potato Head and took off for wintry Bloemfontein and two months of unforgettable memories. As we drove back from Thanksgiving in Atlanta Sunday evening, sun setting, sky deep blue, and yellow near the horizon, the branches of a [...]

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One Recipe For Three Countries: Spicy Sausage Stir Fry

November 15, 2011 A Repat
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I am loving being back into the kitchen — now that I’m beginning to get the hang of navigating the local grocery store. {How weird is it to feel like a foreigner in the grocery store you’ve been going to since you were a kid?} I’ve almost completely stopped converting prices back into Rand in [...]

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