It's been too long since we've had a Friday Favourites post! This edition is brought to you by our Friday Night Cinema Parties; the one tradition our family keeps, no matter where in the world we happen to be.
Read moreA Dispatch from Cough City
My child is sick, his third absence from school in as many weeks. He coughs all night long, something stuck in his throat but no idea how to expel it. He's 8, but middle-of-the-night reason does not yet work, so we do the shuffle: water. sink. cough. spit. repeat.
Read moreGift-Giving for the Far-Away Family (Updated!)
It's that time of year again: time to frantically find Christmas presents for those nearest and dearest and farthest away from you. Since this is my most read and most shared post, I thought it might be a good idea to update with...
Read moreHoly Week at Home
I've become adept at bendy straws. We walk across the hall, fill a little tupperware pitcher with ice chips and water, grab a clean styrofoam cup, lid and straw, and bring it back to his room. He can't pour the water from the pitcher himself - not yet, anyway - so we do it for him. Get the...
Read moreThe roles we play along the better way
Let me try to describe my Lent so far in four words: beautiful, devastating, chaotic, hopeful. It has been one of those months, and it is within that strange context I wrote my latest piece for Velvet Ashes (a whopping three weeks past deadline). The ladies over there are gentle with me, and...
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