One of my first words in Japanese 4+ years ago literally translates as “carp banner.” I didn’t realize at the time that Children’s Day is a big deal here and that these banners are flown from schools, public buildings, and many homes. But I was a bit crabby that I could say “carp banner” before I could say...
J started houkuen (daycare) 3 weeks ago. I know I’m just another gaijin (foreign) mom figuring out this houkuen thing, but it has felt like quite a learning curve. Now we’re a little more into a rhythm…and I want to write a touch about it now before the newness goes away. Because, yo, I’m guessing it’s a bit different than daycare in the US and because it’s already beginning to feel normal. Anyhoo, we went in for an interview on a Wednesday, and he started the next Monday...
In process, indeed.
A couple of weeks after B was born, our landlord let us know about a possible new home. The fact that she is looking for us is really touching as she has told us that she really wants us to stay. Yet, despite not yet being a follower of Christ, she seems to understand and accept that when we come back for our...
I used to love “planned spontaneity” in hosting. I liked to make more food than we needed, hoping that there would be one to ten people we could invite over for dinner. I liked to have brownies or something in the freezer so I could say, “hey, I don’t have much, but come over for tea and whatever I have in the...
Okay, I don’t like my subject line, but having 2 boys sleeping at the same time isn’t going to last much longer, and I want to get this out so…
When we were at our mission agency’s retreat several weeks ago, we closed the time with communion. Then one of our missionaries had us stand in two circles facing one another. We then were to look into the face of the person in front of us and repeat the blessing from Numbers 6:
24 “The Lord bless you and keep you...
“Talk is cheap.” That may be true, but I like words. And, as R tends to point out, I sure have a lot of them (in a rambly kind of way. I’m not some fancy-pants wordsmith with a honkin’ big vocabulary. As an extreme verbal processor, I’m just very good at jabber). Perhaps connected with that, as far as love languages...
I think I use the term “friend” quite loosely…I fear possibly more in line with the Facebook generation’s definition of friendship than how I would prefer to define it. In our last newsletter, I just noticed that we used the term in three of our headlines or photo descriptions.
I don’t want this blog to be a vent. I...
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