Cooking & Recipes

Milk Tea

Bowls of hot, brown water sat on the table before us. The blue and white ceramic bowls meant for rice held what we presumed was

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Devotional

Trouble Learning to Count

I’ve had trouble knowing when to count and when not to. Take for example, March of 1996. Guest after guest stopped by our apartment for

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Blog Entry

Before the Red Chair is Blue

Missionary service is the only way to truly prove your dedication to Jesus Christ. Or so I mistakenly thought—and upon which I built two decades

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Featured

The Land Between

The moment you receive news that alters the course or direction of your life’s journey, everything is different. What felt secure or at least felt

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Blog Entry

Coming home again.

Coming home? Fondly called the RE-ENTRY PROCESS, reverse culture shock is a formidable minefield. The unsuspecting could definitely be caught off guard. When our family

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Definitions

“social grammar”

The theme for August and September is the EXTENDED family and how the norms are passed on or ignored by the next generation. This cultural

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Essay

The Classic 5-Paragraph Essay

Typical 5 Essay format:   Introduction (hook, background, thesis) Body (transition statements and details), Conclusion (with a quick reference to the opposition, repeat of thesis, and an

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About Lori

Ever since Lori Younker was a child, she’s been captivated by her international friendships. She is mesmerized by the power of short works to inspire true understanding of the cross-cultural experience and expands her writing skills in creative nonfiction, guiding others to do the same. These days she helps others capture their life history as well as their stories of faith.