Not too long ago, I went down an internet rabbit hole. I noticed that Kobe Bryant was trending and I wondered what had happened. A few clicks later, I learned that he had posted a picture caption on Instagram which some perceived to shame a member of the girls basketball team he coached for herContinue reading “Kobe Bryant & Imperfect Heroes”
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Scared of Everything
“I think you’re scared of everything.”
His words had barely escaped his mouth before I started refuting them. I began to cite all of the scary things I’d done.
A Year of Reading & Writing
As 2019 ended and 2020 begin, my Facebook feed begin to fill with lists of books. Friends wrote of books that had impacted their lives the previous year. They wrote of the number of pages they read, of the truths they’d learned. I’ve been a lifelong reader. I’ve said a number of times that booksContinue reading “A Year of Reading & Writing”
Hiding the Word in our Hearts
I had the privilege of growing up in a family that encouraged me to read the Bible and memorize Scripture. I remember memorizing passages of the Bible in Sunday School or Children’s Church even before I had the ability to read. I even diagrammed sentences in my school curriculum… from the King James Version! ButContinue reading “Hiding the Word in our Hearts”
What if?
(written for my church Advent devotional) What if the Lord had not been on our side? Let all Israel repeat: What if the Lord had not been on our side when people attacked us? They would have swallowed us alive in their burning anger. The waters would have engulfed us; a torrent would have overwhelmedContinue reading “What if?”
Where’s your hope?
It’s been nearly 8 months now since I made the move back from China to the US. In some ways, it seems like my life in China is a distant dream. But in many other ways, it feels like the adjustment is far from over. It didn’t take long after arriving on American soil thatContinue reading “Where’s your hope?”
How many pants are you wearing?
Sometimes when students ask me how my life in China is different from my life in America, I don’t know where to start. In many ways I’ve adjusted to the “new normal here”, but some days, I think, “Hmm, I don’t think that would happen in the US…or I definitely wouldn’t do that at home.”Continue reading “How many pants are you wearing?”
Fears and Far Away
When I told people I was moving thousands of miles away, on the other side of the ocean, to a land where I didn’t speak the language, far from everything familiar, the response so often came, “You’re so brave.” Or, “Aren’t you afraid of what could happen?” In many ways, moving to the other sideContinue reading “Fears and Far Away”
Lady in Red: A Chinese wedding!
Last weekend, I had the exciting opportunity to attend my first Chinese wedding. It’s something I’ve been excited about doing since I arrived here a year ago. Our neighbor (who is also our invaluable colleague and helper) got married. We were so happy to celebrate with her! Some interesting Chinese wedding traditions & observations: Traditionally, theContinue reading “Lady in Red: A Chinese wedding!”
Home to a Foreign Land
If I learned to speak Mandarin perfectly, with no discernible foreign accent, if I lived the rest of my life in this city, if I my children were born here, if my grandchildren were born here, even if I dyed my hair black, got dark contacts and tried my very best to blend in asContinue reading “Home to a Foreign Land”
Anna Hubbard 