Experiencing Others Testimonies
When I was a teen I had this strange idea I needed to go off and live life so Jesus could save me and I’d finally have a testimony and...
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Carissa Gobble
Jul 1, 20233 min read
When you finally tell somebody...
Bali, Indonesia 2008- My avocado smoothie arrived, “terima kasih” I responded shocking the waiter by using their language despite my...
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Carissa Gobble
Nov 5, 20202 min read
Election Chaos Response
Yesterday & election night was rough. It felt like this roller coaster of ups & downs of hope & anxiety & a huge draw to constantly check...
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Carissa Gobble
Oct 2, 20202 min read
Giving Away Our Energy To Things We Can't Control
How much of your mental and emotional energy do you give to things or people you can’t control? It surprises me still how often and how...
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Carissa Gobble
Jul 8, 20202 min read
Grief Means It Meant Something
“Part of the reason women are so tired is because we are spending so much energy trying to ‘keep it together’. So much energy devoted to...
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Carissa Gobble
Mar 8, 20201 min read
Who Needs Toilet Paper?!
We shared this one bathroom between 8 people for months. Our family conversation on Sunday with my parents... “Everyone is freaking out...
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Carissa Gobble
Mar 3, 20201 min read
Pre-Grieving: A TCK Coping Mechanism
(Excerpt from I’m from Earth?) "Although I didn’t understand it as I was going through it, I was pre-grieving a future loss of dear...
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Carissa Gobble
Feb 28, 20202 min read
Reverse Culture Shock
(Excerpt from “I’m from...Earth?”) “I locked the public bathroom stall door behind me in the Seattle International Airport, sat down, and...
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Carissa Gobble
Feb 20, 20201 min read
We Rode Camels Not Horses...
(I’m from...Earth? Book excerpt) “Just think about how many stories you have to tell when you come back from a trip overseas. Third...
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Carissa Gobble
Feb 16, 20202 min read
Are You American or Are You Asian?
2 DAYS until “I’m from...Earth?” is available! (So another excerpt to tie us over..) “America seemed like a sort of utopia, this place of...
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Carissa Gobble
Feb 13, 20202 min read
We Look Just Like You But Aren't Like You....
Doesn’t everyone hike through rice paddies for fun in high school? Here’s another book excerpt... “What is really hard for Third Culture...
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Carissa Gobble
Feb 12, 20201 min read
REAL Poverty : Third Culture Kid Experience
(Excerpt from “I’m from Earth?”) “A lot of us Third Culture Kids have witnessed poverty at a level most of our peers have not. I remember...
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Carissa Gobble
Dec 2, 20191 min read
Time for Weeping Time For Rejoicing
Who else gets frustrated with the journey! I love me a good truth to replace a limiting belief. But there’s some experiences in life that...
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Carissa Gobble
Nov 16, 20191 min read
The Power of Community
I have felt betrayed by community on more than one occasion in my short life. But life was meant to be lived in community. This awesome...
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Carissa Gobble
Nov 7, 20191 min read
The Bridge Between Homes: The Pacific Ocean
The Pacific Ocean. I sit here on the other side of it as an adult now and think how this large body of water connects the two countries I...
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Carissa Gobble
Oct 24, 20191 min read
Yes I'm Crazy I'm Writing a Book.
I’m writing a book! Launch date February 18, 2020 I’ve always wanted to write a book and have loved writing (tacked on a second minor in...
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Carissa Gobble
Oct 17, 20192 min read
Go Back To Go Forward
Sometimes before you can move forward you have to go backward. This past summer has been a summer of transition from a season of...
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Carissa Gobble
Oct 5, 20192 min read
I'm Afraid of Misunderstandings....
I’ve realized recently... misunderstandings don’t have as big of consequences as they did when I was a kid. True story at age 2/3 years...
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Carissa Gobble
Sep 19, 20192 min read
Shipwreck Return from Southeast Asia
When I came back from 8 years in Asia in 2009 across the Pacific Ocean it felt like a shipwreck. Like we’d emotionally barely survived...
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Carissa Gobble
Aug 21, 20192 min read
I Avoided My Kids All Day: Motherhood Re-Entry
I spent my whole day trying to avoid my kids... I got up late, started nap time early, extended it to dinner time, made dad cook dinner...
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