on the edge of ordinary

25 June, 2026

Many opportunities

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The home assignment sprint continues, more like a 400m than a 100m!  Despite the busyness, so far we've had many wonderful opportunities...
16 June, 2026

Time to rest (and move)

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One of the biggest challenges of a short, fast-paced home assignment is getting rest. We've designated each Monday as a day off and have...
11 June, 2026

Pondering our uncommon "walking around life"

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Before we went on home assignment in 2023 I was reading a book called Uncommon Ground ,   a collection of essays brought together by Tim Kel...
05 June, 2026

Sprinting through the weeks

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We enjoyed a walk in Toowoomba's Japanese garden. We're starting to get into the swing of things in this home assignment now. It...
27 May, 2026

Settling into Australia again

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It's amazing to me to recognise that it's already a week since we left Japan!  What has re-entry been like this time? Very smooth. W...
14 May, 2026

This last week before HA

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 This week is all about getting as much of our regular work finished as far ahead as possible. I've been doing these things this week: T...
07 May, 2026

Getting close to leaving for our 6th home assignment

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Three years ago I wrote a six-article series for OMF US about home assignments, particularly about all the preparation that goes into one.* ...
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I'm an Aussie who's lived in Japan since 2000. My husband, David, teaches at an American international school – Christian Academy in Japan (CAJ) in Tokyo. We’ve raised our three sons in Japan, but they’re now all adults and live in Australia. I edit a magazine, am social media manager for OMF Japan, and write freelance articles among many other things. Another label some give us is missionaries. Combine all of this and I find heaps to write about. I'd love to hear from you. You can reach me here: marshallwendy034 at gmail.com
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