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Last November and December when I was in Texas before moving to Washington, I spent some time with my grandmother, learning to make the cream pies she’s been bringing to family events for as long as I...
View ArticleWriting about Family
Writing about family members is a terrifying venture. I have spent the past 2 1/2 weeks asking my grandparents questions about their lives, recording their answers — while hovering near my grandmother...
View ArticleTrip to Yunnan
Fall of 2006, Yunnan, China. My niece in Connecticut was 18 months old, and I couldn’t bear the thought of not seeing her again until she was almost 3. I missed the rest of my family, too — I was...
View ArticleNacatamales on Christmas Eve
My first Christmas in Washington, but not my first Christmas away from home. I’m somewhat used to being away from family at the holidays — although, do not hear me say that I don’t miss my family when...
View ArticleReview of Recently Read Books, Part 1
It’s been a while since I’ve posted a list of books that I’m reading, but there’s no time like now to change that. I’m calling this post a review of “recently read” books because they aren’t recent...
View ArticleRice Noodle Soup for Mother’s Day
Soup and sandwiches were on the menu for Mother’s Day brunch with my family yesterday, but the soup wasn’t your typical American Sunday fare. We opted to have the Rice Noodle Soup from Simply Yunnan to...
View ArticleOn Writing a New Story
To do one thing often means forsaking another. Not always, but often. To choose one thing means not choosing another. You can’t move to Texas and still live in China or Washington or anywhere else....
View ArticleDeadline
This may be the least eloquent and most frantically written blog I’ve ever posted. And I have no shame in that. I just feel the need to explain where I am now and where I’ll be for the next few weeks....
View ArticleAdvent and Dressember
I’ve made a couple of posts about the fact that I’m participating in Dressember this year to raise money for International Justice Mission, and since wearing my handful of dresses this past several...
View ArticleWest Texas Adventures: The Next Generation
Earlier this month Stephen and I loaded up the boys and all our camping gear and started driving west. The boys were out of school on Friday, and the following Monday we set off. No sense in...
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