July 29, 2013 in Education, Inspiration
Today, my first baby turns 17. It seems impossible; everyone says that. When my kids were little and older moms would tell me, with tears shining in their eyes, to, […]
July 29, 2013 in New Zealand, Oceania, Travelogue
Two of the young people pointed out the same thing to me on separate rides up the lift: “There are no trees… remember how we always did our trees on […]
July 28, 2013 in New Zealand, Oceania, Travelogue
The first sounds I heard this morning were a dog barking in the distance and a little girl giggling in the room above us. She was hanging off of the […]
July 26, 2013 in Inspiration, New Zealand, Oceania, Travelogue
We’re closing in on the end of our sixth month in New Zealand. I have to say, it’s been one of the pleasantest places we’ve had the privilege to travel. […]
July 24, 2013 in Inspiration
Today is Elisha’s 13th birthday. Of all of my children, Elisha has been the “easiest.” He’s a mellow soul, just like his Daddy. From his first day of life he’s […]
July 23, 2013 in Education
Tomorrow morning we’ll wake up singing. It’s our tradition to sing to the birthday child before he’s even out of bed, and it sets a joyous tone for the day. […]
July 22, 2013 in New Zealand, Oceania, Travelogue
It feels good to be back in our little camper pod. We enjoyed housesitting in Paraparaumu very much. The best part was making new friends, as our hosts are just […]
July 21, 2013 in New Zealand, Oceania, Travelogue
I learned something important this week: My hiking boots will not do for the long haul. Friday morning I set out under optimistic blue skies on a 22 km hike […]
July 17, 2013 in Inspiration
Once upon a time I had a really fantastic kitchen… More than once, actually, the house we built in Indianapolis was great… but the house we remodeled in NH was […]
July 12, 2013 in New Zealand, Oceania, Travelogue
What do we do when we have no place to go? Three weeks into our housesit in Paraparaumu we’re beginning to discover a few of the local delights: Like the […]
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