Sorrow, Joy, Relief

Note: We’ve been having issues with the automated email sent out with new posts. The pictures are distorted or nonexistent for some. If you’re viewing this in your email and that is happening for you, please just pop over to the website! (click HERE) Brian and Gemma are wrapping up their time in the States. […]

Gemma-lemma

Poof. She’s four. And she happens to love her poof hair (also referred to as her Star Wars Rey hair). She’s intense, creative, full of joy and full of rage and full of deep belly laughs. We had a fun time celebrating her birthday and entrance to our family with friends from far and near. […]

And so it resumes

This week we started up school again! I brought back five weeks of curriculum with us just in case we were delayed… and also to fill our quarantine time when we head back. Even though some aspects of our school never stopped, it’s important that we get back into more of the particulars. Since we’re […]

Our Starbaby becomes our Starchild

Gemma turned three this week!! She’s still so sparkling, judgemental, suspicious, loving, stern, silly, and full of so many other contradictions. She knows all her letters, loves drawing COVID germs (they’re just her natural style), and will tell you over and again what chapter she’s reading in a picture book. If she’s learned anything from […]

Gemma finally finalized

My dear brothers and sisters, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry, for man’s anger does not bring about the righteous life that God desires. James 1:19-20 Right. Got it. But that’s just. so. hard. When you’re in the throes of what feels like […]