October 31, 2015

The Green Effect

Faith cries an instant I walk away from him. He does not walk alone yet, but what he does really well is glueing himself to my legs and moving with…

April 04, 2015

Make a doll, Handle the Sibling Rivalry

So I have been working on this Wardolf doll since December. It was meant to be a gift for Hope for having a baby brother. The idea was that she…

March 07, 2015

Teaching Children about Nature

Thursday is our Moonbeams and Stardust-the nature class-Day. My two and a half year old girl puts on her “activity pants” and dashes out to the car. Once a week,…

December 14, 2014

Time to Embrace Chaos

It’s a mess again. My life. Our life. It’s been two weeks. Packing and unpacking and packing again. We stayed in Korea for eight months. Snow just melted when we…

November 24, 2014

Thanksgiving Day Motherhood Journal

There is no Thanksgiving Day here in Korea. Even if there was one, I would not have known about it in my confinement. It’s been sixty days and a few…

October 13, 2014

Motherhood Journal #6

Time of plenty From the afternoon of September 23rd, I have no shortage of these below: stretchy swaddling blankets square single layered gauze cloths white cotton baby gowns nursing pads,…

September 09, 2014

Motherhood Journal #5

Mother’s prayer On August 15 of Lunar calendar, under the full moon light people used to make a wish It would be a super full moon this year TH told…

August 22, 2014

Motherhood Journal #4

When traveling with a toddler you should not prepare her to sleep by taking away her nap. She will only blink at you with a suspicious smile.   Did you…

August 18, 2014

Motherhood Journal #3

Whether you have planned to be parent or just stumbled upon this parenthood, I believe there comes a moment for every parent to ask the question to himself or herself….

August 08, 2014

Motherhood Journal #2

I have noticed that I have been popping in a piece of dark chocolate in my mouth at every hour, after the first one right after I get up in…