“Dear brothers and sisters, when troubles of any kind come your way, consider it an opportunity for great joy. For you know that when...

"Worship is that inner desire for wonder, amazement, and awe that every human being possesses. It is that craving to be fulfilled. It is...

“Blessed are those who find wisdom, those who gain understanding, for she is more profitable than silver and yields better returns than...

(From "YEAR ONE: Crash Course In Culture Shock") Dear Journal, Everyone in China works pretty hard during the day - even old ladies - and...

(From "ROUND TWO: The Year Of The Chloe") Dear Journal, The question I’m asked the most by everyone I meet, all day long, all over our...

(From "ROUND TWO: The Year Of The Chloe" Dear Journal, Today is not a very special day. In fact, it’s kind of a sad day. Why? Because...

(From "ROUND TWO: The Year Of The Chloe") Dear Journal, My little sister is starting to talk. Which is cool, funny and a little annoying,...

(From "YEAR ONE: Crash Course In Culture Shock") Dear Journal, It's been a fun and crazy three days since the last time I wrote. So much...

(From "YEAR ONE: Crash Course In Culture Shock") Dear Guardian of Secrets, We are in Hong Kong! HONG KONG! I love saying that. I can’t...

(From "YEAR ONE: Crash Course In Culture Shock") The last few weeks have been full of packing up, garage sales, and saying goodbye. I...

(From "YEAR ONE: Crash Course In Culture Shock") Dear Journal, Usually when mom and dad say they have some big news to share it means...

(From "YEAR ONE: Crash Course In Culture Shock") Dear diary.........NOPE, too girly. Dear nobody except me, because NOBODY else is going...