Category : Life

Living Va Lida Locust

Living Va Lida Locust

Our little man turned 5 yesterday. For 5 short years this guy has had so much life in him. From the time he first started kicking during my pregnancy, there was not one single day that he didn’t kick…even on the delivery day-he was still kicking. From early on after his birth, he would [...]

My Little Dog

My Little Dog

Our tiny dog Celli (named “Botticelli Venus” after my favorite painting) passed away January 22nd from mast cell cancer. For several months she had battled fast growing tumors popping up near her mouth and salivary glands. After 3 successful surgeries catching them in the initial stages, she took a turn for the worse when a [...]

Mama in Her Kitchen

Mama in Her Kitchen

Friday at my weekly ladies community group I learned how to make sushi from a lovely South American lady. I was so excited that I had Brad driving me all over our side of town to find the local Asian market to gather my items. Today I had my first try (vegetarian & smoked salmon [...]

Books

Books

Nothing like new books from the library.

Compassion and Vision

I recently attended the Catalyst Conference in Atlanta, Georgia. One of the highlights was the meeting that took place between an African, Jimmy, and his Compassion International sponsor of 19 years. I’ve included the video below. If you’ve never considered sponsoring a child through Compassion International, or World Vision, I’d like to ask you to [...]

Back in the USA

It’s been one week since we packed our bags and headed to the USA. We have had such a wonderful week of reuniting with both of our families and getting acclimated to life in the United States. I knew the kids were adjusting well when the boy ran around the house today waving an American [...]