Life Transitions. The Language and Bonding Grinds

For the first part of my review of Marge Jones’s The Psychology of Missionary Adjustment, click here. Part two “The Missionary Pedestal” can be found here. Part three “Out of the Womb” can be read here. The Language Grind Being …

IMPORTANT: The Missionary Pedestal

Marge Jones puts missionary adjustment into bite sized pieces that draw you into wanting more! Her book Psychology of Missionary Adjustment is a treasure to absorb little by little. Here’s some of what I gleaned from chapter one…

Flag Boy vs Clock Boy

Two basic kinds of people I like to “people watch”. All kinds of people. I sure do discover a lot just by watching and listening. From the time I was very young, I was taught that basically, there are two …

What to Say to a Person Who is Hurting

It is often awkward. We want to help, but what do we say? How do we help? Can we sometimes do more harm than good? Stress and heartache often follow a crisis. Death of a loved one, divorce, job loss, …