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

We are the morning people

by | May 13, 2010 | Faith, Travel

This one’s for my friend, Jenny Rain. She’s in Burundi today. Burundi is in the Great Lakes region of Eastern Africa bordered by Rwanda to the north, Tanzania to the east and south, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west. Photograph by Bruno...
Of bath towels & burritos

How to be content with where you are

by | May 12, 2010 | Callings, Faith, Giveaways, Travel

I live in the in between. On the grand scale it’s in between countries, families, time zones and languages. On the more every day scale it’s in between rental homes, jobs, boisterous boys and loads of dishes. Being an in between person can make it hard to feel content...
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Some of my favorite places in the world are

by | Mar 25, 2010 | Sweetstuff, Travel

My dad’s back yard in Pretoria, South Africa. The Charles Bridge in Prague, Czech Republic. Shevchenko Park in Kyiv, Ukraine. The corner of Delaware and Constitution Ave, Washington, D.C. during Cherry Blossom season. The white rocking chair with yellow lining...
Of bath towels & burritos

In the season of rain, pray for rain

by | Mar 7, 2010 | Faith, Travel

I pray at the kitchen sink more than anywhere else. I think it’s something to do with the soothing warm water and the fact that washing dishes is a focused task. Compared to, say, cleaning up the living room, which has me rabbit trailing between toys and books and the...