on the edge of ordinary

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

Three years ago I wrote a six-article series for OMF US about home assignments, particularly about all the preparation that goes into one.* ...

June, how can it already be June? My calendar says it's a so, so it must be so! My calendar also has a lot written on it this month. It...

Earlier this week over 2 ½ days I talked to dozens of people, almost all were missionaries.  On Sunday afternoon we caught a train to a fair...

Looking back at my blog post at  the end of June and I’m amazed—there was so much going on. It's probably no wonder we've hit a bit...

No, no one has asked me yet what a typical week is on home assignment. I can't say we've had a typical week yet, and we probably won...

 Moving into a new chapter in our lives isn’t without pain. I know that the changes we’re going through right now are necessary to move into...

Time for a mobile post. We’re sitting at Chitose Airport in Hokkaido after five days of the 2023 OMF Japan conference. It’s been an intense ...

Is another wrestling post warranted? I do want to document that my youngest son was crowned Far East Champion of the 215 lb weight class on ...

Looking back after more than a dozen years of life with kids at this international school in Japan, I know that January has a habit of going...

Margin: it's something I've written about ( e.g.  https://mmuser.blogspot.com/2015/08/margin-in-life.html ) , but not always been go...

Who can resist a good travel story? It's a common topic of conversation between those of us who live and work overseas.  Like the time I...