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I’ve reached the one-year mark of my return to this side of my heart: the American side. It’s probably time to stop writing about my English lessons now (some time has elapsed since the last one) though I’m not certain I ever will. Because I am convinced nothing compares to living as an alien for…

A couple of months ago I was assigned to write a story for ChristianityToday.com. What I knew then: There is a musician named Candy Christmas. She started a ministry for the homeless called The Bridge. She has an album coming out in August. She lives in Nashville. What I know now: There was a whole lot…

Class distinction was by far the most confusing, interesting and difficult lesson I learned in England. I’ve been hesitant to address this issue. Social class for many Western societies is a touchy subject, but as with this entire blog series, I’ll state my observations, not accusations. I believe after 11, 300-word posts I have earned…

Let’s pretend I posted a new blog this week by giving you the link to a guest blog I wrote. http://ashley-chatterbox.blogspot.com/2010/07/lucado-family-travel-quirks.html My friend Ahsley is running a summer-themed guest-posting series on her fantastic blog, and here was my contribution. I hope to hear a few distant echos of “amen” after you read it. There’s something…

I’ll let David Mitchell in the below video do most of the talking for this English Lesson post. Thanks to my English native friend Ben who sent it to me with the blog in mind. I have always wondered why we say “I couldn’t care less”…. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=om7O0MFkmpw] I especially love the part where he says…

A true blog post is brewing. You know, the ones where I write insightful things about feeling like a cavewoman as I attempt to go on dates via bicycle. But until then I’d like to share a couple of ministries I’ve come to love recently and hope you will too: revolvetour.com: Ok, I’m a little…