Gomen ne! Sorry I haven’t written in ages! Life has been a bit stressful here in Japan as I’m trying to get ready to leave...
The Visitation , by Frank Peretti (W Publishing Group, Nashville, Tennessee, 2003) I believe it was Samuel Goldwyn who said,...
From what I read, people are getting tired of hearing about the benefits of human milk for human babies. Let's stop making mothers who...
The sad thing is, I'm not surprised. During the 18 months we lived near Boston we heard a lot about the Big Dig, experienced...
The State of Florida has seized a woman's assets and imprisoned her because they think they can make better decisions for her than she...
A 62-year-old British woman is being called selfish, ridiculous, irresponsible, and unnatural because of the recent birth of her son ,...
"Babymoon" is a term that didn't exist when I was having babies. I'm not too clear on the definition even now. To some it...
At his one-week appointment today, Noah weighed in at 10 pounds 15 ounces! That's a 12-ounce gain from birth. Jonathan had gained 11...
Congratulations, Discovery! A shuttle launch is my favorite kind of fireworks, and makes a great Independence Day show as far as...
Most of the news we hear about people with severe brain injuries (such as Terri Schiavo) is from a negative perspective: How long can...
Things just began to settle down a bit after Noah's birth when we had computer problems to deal with, but it's now a quiet Sunday...
Okay, so the wider dissemination of lesser-known comic strips is not the greatest use of the Internet, but it's fun. I've featured...
June 25 th and 26 th I was in Tokyo for two fun reasons. The first event was a Renaissance dance class, and the second (but...
It’s easy to write! I would LOVE to get a note from you. 1. Click on the “Comments” link below....
Dear friends, Hello! How are you? Soon I must go back to America . I love Japan and will miss it very much. In...
This is a test post for administrative purposes. Janet, go ahead and delete it and replace it with one of your own. I had to make the...
In case you want to see the newest of the World's Most Adorable Grandchildren before I get around to updating my own image collection,...
June 28, 6:02 p.m. 10 lb. 3 oz., 22.5" long, 15" head, 15" chest. This is the quick post. The birth story is...
Many, many thanks to all who have been praying! Mother and baby are radiant and doing well. More details after Jon posts to their blog;...
Jon showed me this Speed Bump comic (by Dave Coverly), and it's too good not to pass on.
The title says it all. We are now past everyone's guess but Heather's, but still only four days past D-Date, and Jonathan was five....
There's something delightful in hearing a two year old say, "I want some guacamole."
Porter is here. We have a van. All systems are go. Just waiting for the star of the show to make his/her grand entrance. Sometimes...
Tomorrow Janet will be with APA and I am so excited for all of them! No news on the baby front, except that Heather is really tired...
Proving that I have nothing better to do, or that I have better things to do and I don’t want to do them, I sat down tonight to write...