I recently had to travel to Hong Kong by myself to switch over from a tourist to work visa. David had also just taken a trip out of the country for 5 days the week before so I was looking forward to a quiet time away for a few days myself. I have traveled to […]
Caden turned 6 on January 22. Instead of gifts, our family does “experiences.” I feel like the kids will remember the things we do together more than a toy they got for their birthday. At least, that is what I hope So, the birthday person gets to plan the day. Caden’s plans were a special […]
Here is my post about purple sweet potatoes per Ms. Beverly Johnson’s request Purple sweet potatoes have a very distinct taste. We eat orange sweet potatoes plain, but the purple ones not so much. They can be steamed and made into a very thick warm “juice” or can be steamed with the rice, which is […]
I was super thankful for our kids school taking the kids to the village around their school to visit the elderly and be a blessing by playing music for them. It’s always good to serve others and spreading joy is contagious!
Christmas was a lot different this year. First of all, it was on a Tuesday. So, I had to work and the kids had school. Nothing special. Didn’t feel any different than any other day really. David had made a special dinner when I came home with the kids – homemade Mexican (delicious, but not […]
Winter Solstice happened on December 21 this past year. It marks the longest night and shortest day of the year. Per tradition here we eat dumplings on this certain day of the year. So, you can see in some of the pictures below we were rolling out purple (color from purple sweet potatoes), green (color […]
Being outdoors is good for the soul. When you live in a city of a million people, sometimes you just need to find a place where it’s quiet and you aren’t surrounded by people, cars, and city lights and sounds. Back when it was warmer we went camping with some good friends. We brought food […]
This is one of my local friends whom I have been really intentional to spend time with. She is married to a French man and they have three small children. Her daughter is in Kylie’s class, and those two little girls together are double trouble She is searching and really wants to learn about marriage […]
One day while driving home from school, the kids and I spotted a baby bird in the middle of the road. Of course, we stopped to “rescue” it before it got ran over, and it was cold! It couldn’t fly (or so we thought), so we put it in a container for the night with […]
Thanksgiving this past year was FULL of feasting! We didn’t have a break from work or school, but we did still manage to have 3 Thanksgiving dinners! One, not pictured, was on Thanksgiving day after the kids got home from school. We went to a friend’s home and enjoyed some of the finest traditional foods […]
