2020 has revolutionized the way we interact with one another, both personally and professionally. Some of these changes have even found their way into our lives through midnight Zoom meetings for Brian while he interacts with people in a myriad of time zones. Before 2020 this would be unthinkable. Now? Monthly. This fallout of the […]
In Madang we don’t feel comfortable walking or running with the girls in tow. Back in the days of our double stroller we would take evening walks, but now that all three girls are walking on their own (and huge) it’s less safe. Stray dogs and increased traffic on narrow streets is simply not something […]
A chalk dragon and an insecure young artist. A confident girl seeking the Old Man in the Moon with (believe it or not) another dragon. A homeless and fatherless family living under a bridge in Paris with a grumpy old tramp. A middle school girl wrestling through inadequacy and bullying. Suzy and Sammy Littletail. We […]
The girls want so badly to be gardeners. They see all the lush, verdant jungle around us and something inside them is reaching out to cultivate and grow. Unfortunately, that’s a huge hurdle for me as a mom. After all the other things we do throughout the day… and because it’s 90 degrees all the […]
I forget. I always forget. Ray and Willa haven’t grown up with my norms. They aren’t walking through parks, malls, restaurants, or sitting in traffic at red lights. We’ve been back in PNG from our last furlough for over a year and in that time they haven’t seen a drinking fountain, a public restroom, consistently […]
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