Rookie mistake. Seriously, I couldn’t believe that I was already en route on a huge journey for me and realized I didn’t have my daughter’s residence card. It’s the equivalent of forgetting your passport. I could make the excuse that I prepared in 2 days what I normally spend several weeks planning for. Or that… Continue reading The Saga, Part 4… In Which I Discover My Baby is NOT a Jetsetter

The Lord had dropped answers in my lap, and I was grateful. We spent the weekend translating 20 pages of house rental contracts, marking things we were uncertain of, and waiting to hear back from my friend. She called to let me know that everything looked legit and good. There were a few points that… Continue reading The Saga, Part 3

I put the kids to bed and then I sat on the couch on September 22 to pray. We had SO much going on, I was having a hard time processing things anymore. We were in the middle of signing on a new house to rent— a process that involved pages and pages of to-dos,… Continue reading The Saga, Part 2

(This is part of a series that it has taken me a while to write…) I noticed a house while I was zooming by on my bike through a back neighborhood to drop my kids at their swimming class. That I noticed something along the way is a miracle in and of itself, my husband… Continue reading September Saga, Part 1