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Here’s what Elizabeth has to say about the print edition:
“What I like about the paper copy is that it’s in 8 1/2 X 11 inch format, so it has lots of white space and (ahem) margin to make your own notes, to sort of journal through it, as it were. A lot of our posts really are like journal entries of what God is taking us through, so having a hard copy allows you to journal through those issues on your own, too. Hopefully that’s a blessing to someone!”
If you want to save a couple bucks and you don’t mind clicking a ton of links, most of the content can be read by clicking the various links below. Merry Christmas!
Thanks for stopping by!
all for ONE,
Jonathan T.
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Motherhood
– Missionary Mommy Wars
– The Church: On Not Being the Casserole Lady
– I’m a Proverbs 31 Failure
Fatherhood
– Failing at Fatherhood (how moving abroad ruined my parenting)
Parenthood & Third Culture Kids
– On Your High School Graduation: A Letter to My Third Culture Kid
– What I Want to Give My TCKs
– A Prayer for My Third Culture Kids
– 3 Ways to Care for the Heart of Your Third Culture Kid
– 3 Ways to Care for the Heart of Your Missionary Kid
– The Little Word That Frees Us
– Particle Physics Finally Explains Third Culture Kids!
Spousehood
– The Purpose of Marriage is NOT to Make You Holy
– Our Journey to Finding Joy in Marriage (and the things we lost along the way)
– Open letter to trailing spouses (and the people they’re married to)
– Trailing Spouse: He Heard, “Go!” and I Said, “No!”
– 3 Ways to Care for the Heart of Your Wife
Singlehood
– A Letter to Singles
On Grief, Loss, and Being Really Sad
– Outlawed Grief, a Curse Disguised
– Grief on a Spindle (a poem)
– Don’t be afraid of me, please (and other lessons from the valley)
– A Lonely Birthday
– For the times when you hold back the tears
– Worthless
– When Grief Bleeds
– When Friends Do the Next Right Thing
– A Sorrow Sandwich
– Heaven and Human Trafficking
Deeper Musings on Missions and “The Call”
– Why Are We Here?
– The Idolatry of Missions
– Before You Cry “Demon!”
– Demon and Divine
– What If I Fall Apart on the Mission Field?
– How Do You Write Your Name in the Land?
Lists (because they’re fun)
– 10 Reasons You Should Be a Missionary
– 10 Things Flying Taught Me About Missions
– 6 Reasons Furloughs are Awesome (sort of)
– 10 Ways to Survive Your First Year Overseas
On making decisions with your head and your heart and Him
– Navigating the Night (3 things to do when you have no idea what to do)
– When the Straight & Narrow Isn’t
– To the ones who think they’ve failed
– Distractions and the Voice of Jesus
Conflict and Anger
– Run Away! Run Away! (And Other Conflict Styles)
– Anger Abroad
– Angry, Mean, and Redeemed
Things you should probably be aware of if you’re even slightly interested in missions, serving somewhere in the Church, or just living in general
– Four Tools of Spiritual Manipulators
– How to Communicate so People Will Care
– Facebook lies and other truths
– margin: the wasted space we desperately need
– Please Stop Running
– I’m Not Supposed to Have Needs
– How to Transition to the Foreign Field and not Croak: Six Essential Steps
– Women are Scary (and other lessons modesty culture teaches men)
– What To Do About Women’s Roles
– Jesus Loves Me This I Sometimes Know
– The Journey To Feel Starts Small
OOOOHHHHH So cool! A Trotter Treasure Chest!
Yes, this is so great! “A Trotter Treasure Chest” indeed! 🙂
Well, this is going over better than anticipated. : ) Thanks for the enthusiasm!
Glad you like it, Marilyn. : ) Thanks for being such an encouragement to both of us in this crazy, unexpected world of writing.
Thanks so much for sharing! I cant remember how I found you, but I really love reading it. I just shared your post about missionary moms at war in my post about tears, turbulence and thankfulness but I am a newbie here in Croatia and also a newbie blogger at: Jannekeonderweg.nl (mostly bilingual blogs with Dutch;) blessings to you!
Hey, thanks so much for stopping by! We’re so glad our writings are an encouragement. I look forward to checking out your blog…
Thanks so much for compiling these into one place! Can’t wait to read my way through your “book” 😉 I’ve already enjoyed so many of these and really appreciate your honesty, vulnerability and clarity in writing (both of you!). Thank you for sharing your hearts with the masses!
Thanks for the encouragement, Leslie! Writing is a weird thing, scratching out words and sending them into the wilds. It’s nice to hear that someone’s actually reading them, AND enjoying them too! : ) Have a great weekend!