Ninja Mom

Last week, we had the great privilege to attend our organization’s international conference– something that only happens once every three years.  There were a few different hashtags flying around it, but one of them was #wearefamily. You can jam along.  It’s ok. We always say it’s like a giant family reunion, and it is. This… Continue reading Cue Music

I usually have a number of topics floating around my head and then when I sit down to actually write a post, my mind goes blank. At any rate, if you’ve been wondering why we’ve been MIA, we’ve been preparing for and hosting a team from our home church.  You can read more about their… Continue reading Finding the Sweet Spot

Two weeks ago, I learned something very important.  Something that I wish I had known a year ago.  Something that will improve our quality of life here in Japan. I learned how to make sour cream. This may not seem like anything of value to you, but to me…. Let’s just say that the night… Continue reading Missionary Hacks

Recently, while checking my mail before bed, I got a reply from a friend who will be shortly leaving for the one of the first steps of on-field missionary life: language school.  At the end of it, she mentioned that she wanted to “glean from your missionary-ness”. I clicked my phone off and pulled the… Continue reading Gleanings

Nearly 2 months ago (cringe), I began a question and answer series on this blog. And between last time and this, many things have happened.  I’ve had this blog on my to-do list for literally 6 weeks. Surely that says something. Anyhow, without further ado. Two people were worshiping a god of fire? What reasons… Continue reading Answers, Part 2

Hey guys!  There will be a post soon. Unfortunately, my laptop went kaput shortly before our return, which put me all out of whack.  We are also slowly getting back to life in Japan, and back to a familiar time zone and routine. I still have the remaining questions and that should be one of… Continue reading Absent!

Hey everyone! So we had an event on Sunday to talk about Japan and the Gospel. We received some questions and we promised to answer the leftover ones on the blog.  We’ll do it in two installments, I think. *What kind of food do you eat there? We eat a lot of rice or meals… Continue reading Questions

So, I’ve finally met some of you readers!  Granted, I knew a few of you who read, because I get comments or emails later about it.  But I met some new friends over this weekend who mentioned things I wrote about and I was surprised– and very encouraged. Even if I’m just writing out to… Continue reading Selah; C’est la vie

Post coming soon. Delays are currently due to: Jet Lag Lack of Sleep Heaps of emails, texts, messages (on all sorts of programs), phone calls and otherwise go-betweens between us and everyone else in the world A Cold A Fun Toddler Outside of Her Norms right now And Great Times with so many people we… Continue reading Status: Delayed

After a while, I feel like I can’t stop. Over the last few months, it seems like I’ve been running on adrenaline of deadlines and meetings and preparations and correspondence.  Today’s biggest culprit is not so much the adrenaline but the cup of coffee I had at 5pm.  I knew better but enjoyed it anyway.… Continue reading In Pursuit of Rewards