By the Way

Thanksgiving morning two years ago, I discovered that Juliana's room was being overrun with mold.  I spent a day furiously scrubbing an...

The 8 o'clock "go to school" bell is ringing as I snap on Juliana's helmet.  Coat, gloves, towel to cover the legs, princ...

Welcoming the parents and grandparents Today Juliana's 幼儿园 kindergarten had a "parents day" where parents and grandparen...

I hear voices.  Of course on the outside, I hear very loud voices of very loud children asking questions, making her demands, protesting i...

Biking through campus Autumn comes to the Hundred Acre Woods  One thing many western parents miss about living in China is having ...

Happy Birthday to my sweet little Adalyn Lucia.  Sigh, I'm a little sad that she's already a year old!  She is just such a cut...

I wound my bike between the dozens of other bicycles, motorbikes, and cars pulled up in front of the kindergarten.  All around parents le...

 Dear Ruth, Yes, you, the one who just turned her life upside down to move to China.  Standing on a bus as it careens through the city, ...

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...