FamilyEducation Blogs

November 3, 2009

"What do we do?"

Suddenly, Porshai began to cry.

Danny and I slept on a mattress in the middle of his uncle’s living room floor, with Porshai, only a few months old, lying between us. [more]

July 7, 2009

Thirteen

July is always a roller-coaster month for us. Not only is L.'s birthday at the beginning of the month, but our wedding anniversary is the day after it. And although we vowed not to let our important date be eclipsed by L.'s birthday, it's inevitable that it often is--not in a terrible way, mind you. [more]

December 4, 2008

Weak fathers

On a safari tour, the tour guide pulled up next to two rhinoceros. Not only did he stop the jeep; he also turned off the ignition. The rhinos looked at us as if they recognized the tour guide and the jeep. They didn’t seem fearful or frightened; I felt timid and terrified. I swiftly slid to left of the jeep. We saw red bishops flying, waterbucks wandering and impalas grazing. [more]