The plane was slowly turning north towards the coast, circling around Ukarumpa giving all the old familiar roads looking up at me the appearance of a colorful map. I could see everything so clearly. The houses that have been mine for this moment or that. The hills that challenged me every time I went for […]
Thanks to a chalkboard wall, a Pout Pout Fish letters book, and the eager mind behind Ray’s sparkly eyes, I started homeschooling last year. If I’m honest, I started well before her third birthday was in sight because I was bored. The hot days drag without any sort of structure to them. We had routine, […]
The Abu boy picked his way through the sticky jungle with some other children, despite the tribal fighting going on between their people and a neighboring group, the Mbore. Perhaps the children were stalking through the undergrowth using their homemade slings to shoot flying foxes. Maybe they were shouting simply to hear their own muffled […]
As a show of appreciation for the manner in which others have cared for them since birth, hobbits give presents on their birthday rather than receiving presents. Brian and I have decided to incorporate that practice into our children’s birthday celebrations, so this year Ray and Willa’s friends brought books and toys that we’ll give […]
I’ve never had a strong stomach, so when I got sick just before we headed to Australia, I wasn’t worried. Stomach aches and bad nights have always been a part of me. What I didn’t know then was how this stomach ache would crash the better part of our vacation, stealing my joy and rest. […]
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