There are too many experiences to list them all for you. Everyday my children experience another piece of this thing called their ‘passport culture’, and we hope that one day when they must return to fly solo the pieces of the puzzle with come together and be less overwhelming. So, Read more…
You know how it goes… take time… stop and smell the roses… drink in the sweet moments… treasure up all these things in your heart… Savor. The French use a different word: profiter, from the same root that we pull the word ‘profit’. Make the most of every opportunity. Well, Read more…
Sorry not to post much more about the fun party and celebration we had today for James. I can’t believe he’s 8! Sounds so old to me. In just 10 hours we are attempting to traverse this portion of the globe which will involve not one, not two, but three Read more…
One lazy Sunday, I heard lots of laughing on the back porch.I went to investigate (as any mother would because sometimes laughing is synonymous with trouble).But this was not the case.No, this laughter came from cheering at ant races.Yes, you read that correctly.Ant Races. You may recall we have had Read more…
As you know I am smack dab in the middle of teaching James and Joel to read well and love reading. For a Literacy Specialist, this is a little bit like being a kid in a candy store! James doesn’t really need any more teaching – just vocabulary, spelling and Read more…
You probably don’t have time to sit around and read blogs, and I probably read more than I should, but The Pioneer Woman’s Funny Photo Contest lived up to it’s name! For a split second I thought about entering a funny picture of one of our ‘babies’ (don’t worry I Read more…
I got asked a good question about our life in Africa, “What is it about your African lifestyle that slims you down?” My first steps on African soil were 11 years ago this week, so in some ways I have forgotten what is different here. The rain waters seep into Read more…
Another day where we have far more avocados than 8 people could ever eat. Another day where our neighbors celebrate at the highest possible decibel level (this time it’s a wedding, and what’s not to celebrate about that?). Another day of thunder rolling over the ridge, echoing off the hills Read more…
Gotta love the French for coming up with a beautiful way to say something as normal as ‘daily‘. The daily norm, the quotidienne, over here seems unworthy of blogging to you all. But every so often it dawns on me that what I now consider ‘normal’ for our life and Read more…