Landing in Bangkok has always made my belly tickle with excitement, but this time it was even more sweet…Annabelle was with me. She was going to experience the land I grew to love with her own eyes. What a trip it was! No seat belts. No car seats. Smells that wilt the hair in your nostrils. Heat that embraces and never…
“We LOVED Our Time in Okinawa!”
“You’re going to Okinawa? We were stationed there and LOVED it!” Barrett and I heard that consistently after we found that Okinawa would be our new home. My expectations were excitingly high. I expected San Diego weather on pristine coastlines with food vendors nearby to sell cheap fruit and shakes. I thought there would be…
Small Group
I almost didn’t go to small group. It was Thursday and Barrett was getting on the Germantown that night so we were saying our final goodbye…again. I was late leaving the pier and I didn’t want to show up late to small group, but I decided to go anyway. The meal was over and my…
On the Lighter Side
“Are you ready to go?” I ask Annabelle after Daddy says goodbye for the morning. She looks at me with a super big smile as she tries to grab my shoelaces to my running shoes. My work out begins by lifting her chubby self into the overworked jogging stroller…humphhh…The brisk cool morning wind hits our…
Taking off the Sunglasses
Tears filled my eyes as I told Barrett I needed to go for a walk. “What’s wrong? Do you want to talk about it?” he asked. “No.” I said as I put on my sunglasses to hide my puffy red and wet eyes. Do you ever get so overwhelmed with everything that it feels like…