About Christine Jeske

Christine Jeske (@ChristineJeske), author of Into the Mud: Inspiration for Everyday Activists, has spent seven years working overseas in microfinance, refugee resettlement, development, and holistic missions with her husband Adam. Their journeys have taken them from Wisconsin to Nicaragua, China, and South Africa, culminating in a new book This Ordinary Adventure: Settling Down Without Settling and a related blog. Christine currently lives in Madison, Wisconsin, where she writes, speaks, teaches for Eastern University, parents two children, works toward a Ph.D. in cultural anthropology, and blogs at Into the Mud.

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Fast, Easy Gift for Mother's Day

Get a mom you know and love this great gift. She'll love... read more

Life is so dang fragile, but not cheap

“Life is so dang fragile,” I wrote in an email to Adam,... read more

Raising cross-cultural kids: Don't force it

Whether in an apartment with kids from a dozen countries, or in... read more

Raising cross-cultural kids: Different families have different rules

Whether in an apartment with kids from a dozen countries, or in... read more

Raising cross-cultural kids: Say the naughty “R” word

Whether in an apartment with kids from a dozen countries, or in... read more

Raising cross-cultural kids: Set the example

Whether in an apartment with kids from a dozen countries, or in... read more

Raising cross-cultural kids: Know thyself

Whether in an apartment with kids from a dozen countries, or in... read more

Raising cross-cultural kids: Be intentional

For the first six years of our daughter’s life and the first... read more

Life doesn't end with parenting

I used to think life ended with parenting. Not end like I’d... read more

Christmas not as planned IS the plan

This photo shows up in This Ordinary Adventure: Behind this image is... read more

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