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. […]
I realized a few days ago that I’ve totally lost the ability to wholeheartedly look forward to something; to abandon myself to the anticipation, allowing it to permeate every aspect of my being. Perhaps I’m the only one, or perhaps that’s one of the many things we all lose when we become adults. I’m not […]
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