Category Archives: Jordan

Though today is Friday, it is the Sabbath in Jordan.  We follow the Muslim Sabbath, so today is our sabbath as well.  Today, I drove through a neighborhood in Amman where there were a bunch of cars parked along the street.  I wondered what all the hubbub was about, then quickly realized that I wasContinue reading “Middle East Sabbath”

This week we celebrated Eid al-Adha in the Middle East.  Eid al-Adha is the Muslim holiday that celebrates Abraham’s willingness to sacrifice his son Isaac, God’s sparing Isaac and providing a lamb for Abraham to sacrifice in place of his son.  Many Jordanian Muslims celebrate the holiday by purchasing a sheep or goat, killing theContinue reading “Eid Mubarak”

And it came to pass in those days, that Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee, and was baptized of John in Jordan.  And straightway coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens opened, and the Spirit like a dove descending upon him:  And there came a voice from heaven, saying, Thou art myContinue reading “Jordan River Baptism”

I recently started a new job.  Jason took this picture of me on my first day of work; much like we take pictures of our kids on the first day of school. I work in the political section of the embassy.  My job title is Human Rights Vetting Assistant.  Though my position is only partContinue reading “Success!”

Jordan, I love you!  I love your landscapes, I love your food, I love your people!  But the one thing I don’t understand is how a country that could produce such lovely, friendly, hospitable people, could produce such … (what’s the most diplomatic word to use here?) … “creative” drivers and road infrastructure? Rather thanContinue reading “Curse Word!: An Ode to Driving in Jordan”

We have spent a long summer in the US, and tomorrow we return to our home in Amman.  Though I’m looking forward to returning to our lives abroad, I do so with a very heavy heart.  This is a time that I have dreaded for the four years since we joined the State Department.  TomorrowContinue reading “Leaving One Behind”

Our adopted home of Jordan is facing a serious humanitarian crisis.  The number of Syrian refugees that have crossed our borders is mind-boggling.  I recently read in this article from The Atlantic that the scale of refugees that have crossed into Jordan in recent years is comparable in scale to the entire country of CanadaContinue reading “Syrian Refugees”