family: helping the transition

Downsizing to Move Overseas, Part 3

Go. Serve. Love is loving this new series on downsizing to live overseas by Rebecca Skinner, who grew up as a…

2 years ago

Downsizing Part 2: Simplifying Closets and Kitchen

Go. Serve. Love is loving this new series on simplifying by Rebecca Skinner, who grew up as a missionary kid in…

2 years ago

Flying with Kids Internationally: 25 Tips

Editor’s Note: This piece originally appeared on Rebecca Hopkins’ blog, Borneo Wife, when she and her husband served in Indonesia.…

2 years ago

One Way to Tell People You Love You’re Going Overseas

Seared in my memory is the moment we mentioned to my husband’s side of the family we were considering moving…

3 years ago

Tough Overseas Transitions for Kids–and God’s “Treats”

"I'm not going!" My son sat on the floor, one shoe to his side, cheeks slick with tears. My heart…

3 years ago

Rewrapping Holidays Overseas, Part II

Missed the first part? Grab it here. Scrolling through Facebook that day brought a bit of sadness, glimpsing all those…

3 years ago

Rewrapping Christmas Overseas, Part I

Your first year overseas has a way of rearranging your life, your brain, your family, your body. So it makes…

3 years ago

Missionary Marriage: Ideas to Keep It Together

Years ago, my husband and I talked about how to help missionary friends on the field in struggles they were…

4 years ago

How to Say, “Hey, Kids. We’re Moving Overseas”

Editor's note: When God begins to pull your hearts in an overseas direction, that potential decision is inevitably a life-shifting…

4 years ago

We Were Missionary Kids. Here’s What My Parents Did Right

Recently Go. Serve. Love has enjoyed a flood of traffic and dialogue from our post, 10 Realities a Missionary Probably…

4 years ago