Delaware came and went in a flash. We’re settled back in Virginia with Hannah’s parents and we carry with us some beautiful memories. The goodbye wasn’t terribly painful this time because we plan to head back that way before we return to PNG. That heartache is delayed. Please pray as we wait to make definitive […]
The worst of the worst storms almost always hit at night. Oh, how I loved to scoop Willa up when she was very little and carry her off to bed, curling around her under the covers to wait for the bone-jarring thunder to pass. Being older and having two capable sisters to be with has […]
Currently Gemma is our reigning champ at making bland and boring photos come alive with a classic look that says, “This is awkward and I hate it.” We say, “Cheeeeese!!!” and she grimaces painfully. Or stares blankly. Or grimaces while staring blankly. Or, my personal favorite, the bemused and confused look. In most of these […]
Homeschool can be confronting. Deeply and jaggedly confronting. When you get married you start to see a bit more clearly all the aspects of your personality that are, well, less than stellar. You work on the rough edges through the flint on flint sharpening that occurs when two humans find themselves in close proximity to […]
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 […]
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