At Home in the World: Reflections on Belonging While Wandering the Globe

by Tsh Oxenreider

Jet lag is our modern-day scurvy.

You’re in China, which is hard. But you can do hard things. You won’t be here long. This month is the foundation for the year. Lean in to the struggles; give thanks for the easy times. Hard doesn’t mean wrong. You’re on the right path.

Never put things down your gullet that could slash it in final vengeance on the way down—this is my gastronomic philosophy.

“You live in a world of noise,” Nora says. “Your work is noisy. Your home life with three kids is noisy. God speaks to us best in silence, in nooks and crannies when we’re willing to ignore the cacophony.”