On Teenagers and Life
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. […]
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On the road again…
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 […]
Paraparaumu to Pukerua Bay: My feet hurt
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 […]
Eating Well On The Road: Our Compendium of Two Burner Fallbacks!
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 […]
Saturday Morning Adventures
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 […]
Travel is ruining my kids
July 9, 2013 in Education, Inspiration
Travel is ruining my kids. And me, for that matter. It’s true. All of our well meaning efforts for a broad education, liberal experiences in the “real world,” and our […]
Ezra’s 11th Birthday
July 8, 2013 in New Zealand, Travelogue
Today is my baby’s eleventh birthday. Although, in truth, I don’t know if Ezra was ever a baby. Even though he’s the baby he’s one of those kids that came out […]
Moving forward… making onward plans for Australia
July 3, 2013 in New Zealand, Oceania, Travelogue
We got a text this morning, from the country of New Zealand, reminding us that our visas expire August 18th and that we should either get out, or renew them. […]
Compassion & Kindness: Radical Concepts?
July 3, 2013 in Inspiration
This week, I received this shining piece of hate mail in response to an article in one of my weekly columns. The premise of the piece was a suggestion that, […]
Notes on Manhood: by Andreas Linnell
June 30, 2013 in Education
As some of you know, we celebrate turning 13 in a big way in our family. It’s a turning point of sorts, a right of passage, if you will, and […]
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