We had such a wonderful time this past weekend at Hands & Voices Family Camp. We arrived early, so my husband and one of the Dads who was there as a volunteer, bonded over building Legos with their children and the other volunteer’s children. Our family shared a cabin with some new friends who are …
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Monkey bounded into my room and jumped on the bed next to me. “Is it 7:30?” I asked. “No,” Monkey replied, “but sometimes I wake up before 7:30 and play in my room until it’s morning time.” “Ok. So why are you in my room?” I asked. “I had a cool dream last night!” She announced. “I …
I had bitter-sweet reminiscent feelings as I unpacked in our room at the Ronald McDonald House on Sunday evening. So many great memories were made here, while waiting for baby Lioness to be born. Along with the feeling of being trapped, wanting to go home, but not allowed to leave. Incredibly thankful for a place …
Six years ago, I was in Costa Rica learning about Children At Risk. One day, my friends and I noticed a new guy in the dinning hall. I had no intention of ever talking to that dread-headed hippie, but my friends were much friendlier than I, and invited the new guy to sit with us. …
When was I first attracted to Duane? Was our walk in the woods with Josiah discussing the upcoming school we were running? Or the hike to the cross with some friends? Was it when I bought beads at Portland’s hippie market and Duane helped put them in my dreads? Or when a kid from NYC gave me …
It seems every holiday I think back on the previous year’s festivities. December makes me reflect on all the Christmas’s since Duane & I met. Every December has marked big transitions in our lives, usually related to moving to a new place or major health issues. But each year I think to myself, “this is …
