Peter's Wife – Page 15

Frogs of the World, Unite!

We call ourselves frogs, my husband and I. It all started with the international symbol for TCKs (Third Culture Kids). That symbol is a blue circle that overlaps a yellow circle with green between. Kermit the Frog used to sing, “It’s not that easy being green. . . ” That led us to think of frogs. They are green and can live on land or in the water.

Personally, I don’t think it is only TCKs who feel they are a blend of cultures, not really one or another.

We tell people we are from our passport country. But just get us back there for a week and we see just how much we are like our host country. Some of the customs, thought patterns, and life-style of both places have gotten all mixed up in us.

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We Groan We Glory

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As I sit at my desk, I can see a beautiful garden with palm trees, bamboo, cactus, and at least a dozen plants I cannot yet name. The sun is shining and there are big, billowy clouds mounding up over the mountain ridge a few miles away. The sun lights one side of a high rise while shadows deepen on the other facade. And I’m thinking back on the lesson my husband taught last Sunday, We Groan, We Glory.

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Welcome to Peter’s Wife!

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Peter’s Wife reaches out to women living and working cross culturally. Living outside our own culture is stressful. Keeping a home, helping our husbands, and raising kids can be very difficult without the usual support systems of home. Peter’s Wife is written by and for those who have given up the comforts and normality of ‘home’ to serve people in a different culture.

Whether you are currently in a cross cultural situation, have friends or co-workers who are, or just want to know what we face, take some time to look at our Archives of previously sent emails.

Forgiveness

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This month my husband and I have been counseling several different people with the same problem. Maybe you have been struggling with this issue or maybe, like us, you have been trying to help someone else with this trouble. That issue is unforgiveness! It seems like there is an epidemic of offended people right now.

Just because we are PWs, recognized and commissioned to serve others, doesn’t mean we never need forgiveness. And just because we have been believers for many years doesn’t mean we are pros at forgiving. Maybe because we don’t have the kind of support system our family and friends have back home, we may need a refresher course on this all important issue of forgiveness.
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Lessons Learned in the Garden

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When I get on Skype with my family, one of the common threads of conversation is the weather and what is blooming or ripening in our various homes. One sister lives in the desert of Arizona and another sister and dad in central USA. I, on the other hand, live in the tropics of SE Asia. I was excited when I heard the crocus had bloomed in Oklahoma, the first sure sign of Spring. At the same time my other sister talked about their lemon harvest and all she does to be able to have lemonade all year round.

So, Susan’s, Lessons Learned in the Garden was especially meaningful to me. I hope you are blessed as you think about what she has learned from her gardening.

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