when God answers the desperate prayers of our hearts
A month before I turned 21, I boarded a flight bound for Cape Town. My plan was to stay for six months. Two years later, I was still there, speaking vows that wed me to a South African man. Within three years of our wedding day, we had two kids. Just after our second...five minute friday :: ten
My firstborn turns ten this week. I might be a little sentimental about the whole thing. Okay, fine, I even wrote Ten Things I Wish I’d Known Before Becoming a Mom as a result of all this recent retrospection. Since we’re celebrating ten...What I Wish I’d Known Ten Years Ago, Before Becoming a Mom
Ten years ago this week, I was heavily pregnant in Cape Town and due to give birth to my firstborn. My mom flew in from the States for the occasion — she couldn’t wait to meet her first grandchild. We were as ready as we were going to be. This week, my...five tips for making road trips with kids more enjoyable
We just got back from a fabulous family road trip. After years of traveling with kids, both on the road in South Africa and the U.S., and in the air across the Atlantic, I’ve learned a few tricks for making traveling easier and more enjoyable. Here are...I Have a Secret
My youngest is seven years old. I can only say that for two more months — then he’ll be eight, and goodness, that sounds old. But now he’s still seven, so I take advantage of the moments while they’re here, and I lean down close when he’s all tucked in with his Cars 2...
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