By the Way

While I strive to live more naturally and justly, I often find it difficult and overwhelming.  I have a long ways to go, but I am slowly tak...

Though we came to China nine years ago, this will actually be our first summer in China!  It seems crazy, but when I think about it I guess ...

It's nothing, what we do.  We like our lives in China.  We want to stay here, to raise our children here.  I don't know what we woul...

We usually start our school day with songs.  Except some days we start with role call.  It wouldn't really be necessary ("Juliana?...

We hear Adalyn's little happy waking noises through the monitor, and Juliana runs in shouting, "She's awake!  Her little e...

Today I got the kids all dressed up in their abundance of winter gear so we could go out for a walk.   We try to get out most days since ...

We arrived in Yinchuan just over a week ago and I'd say we are fairing pretty well. The trip went smoothly.  Adalyn cried inconsolably f...

I read a lot.  You might call me a compulsive reader because I find it hard to not be in the process of reading at least one book at any giv...

I'll probably say this with each new age, but it's hard to believe Adalyn is already 3 months old! That is a fourth of a year!...

By Kevin It all started with an unusually long nap. Generally, Juliana rests for at least an hour each afternoon in her bed, but these d...