If I close my eyes, I can recall the familiar sound of our bird-tweeting doorbell and voice that calls out, “Mrs. Jeannie, a package from America is there!” Mr. Ali, our postman in India, loved delivering this news to us. All our kids would spill out of the house in […]
My Life Overseas: It’s Extremely Relational
Now that I’ve moved back from India, I miss the doorbell ringing 20 times a day. I miss having sweets and tea ready to spread out the instant someone stops by for a visit. A beggar lady might be rummaging around our yard looking for salvageable plastic or cardboard, a […]
My Life Overseas: Just Bury It In The Dirt
“Just bury it in the dirt,” said a local woman when we asked what to do with a huge, broken piece of glass. People told us the same thing when we asked what to do with spoiled chicken. At first, I felt confused by responses like these. I’d wonder about […]