A Southern Cross homesickness

by | May 19, 2010 | Kids, Motherhood, South Africa, Travel

I’m raising two boys two and a half years and nearly 8,000 miles away from the country that runs in their veins. The blood red dust of the Karoo, the ostrich, the meerkat, the hadida. Thick accents and thicker maize meal cooked in three legged black pots over...
Of bath towels & burritos

Of bath towels & burritos

by | May 18, 2010 | Family, Kids, Motherhood, Raising Boys, Travel

We have these dreamy towels from Bed, Bath and Beyond. They’re the nicest ones we’ve ever owned. Big, fluffy bath sheets. I believe their official color is “linen.” We used them for exactly one year before they went into storage for the next nearly five. One year in...
Of bath towels & burritos

Moms matter because

by | May 7, 2010 | Faith, Family, Kids, Motherhood

Moms matter because they feed us the good stuff. Great big helpings of who we could become.  They mix us up into themselves and knead us through with answers we may not want to hear and tears we do not want to cry. Moms matter because they model courage before we are...