I had some high hopes for this post – it was meant to be written on a Friday, in a quiet and sunny spot involving some major reflection on what a morning might look…
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pregnancy & parenting relationships & love sisterhoodStaying on the Dock (or: a short story response)
Amanda B’s image The heat of the sun gives me a warm-contented type feeling. I close my eyes but turn my head toward the heat which causes the insides of my eyelids to turn…
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Before apps, there was playing outdoors. And as I think back, “go, go, stop” seemed like about grade two for me. But lately, life (wonderfully) has been feeling like an eight year olds’ game…
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This week, rather than do our normal routine, we took the kids out of school for a few days to go camping at a lake that’s a four-hour drive south of Addis Abeba. Along…
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The very first thing someone gave me when I arrived in Ethiopia (besides flowers from the then-boyfriend upon arrival) was a black scarf. A black scarf is strictly meant for funerals in Ethiopia. A…
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I have to start by giving you a description of my kitchen – unlike a regular kitchen, it’s not just another room in my house. It’s actually part of a separate building. “How does…
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pregnancy & parenting relationships & love travelMusic, Forks and Life (or: How I Kissed Another Guy)
I don’t think the husband or I would admit to being overly romantic. We just (as in, last week) established a regular date night after 8 years of parenting. (I consider the years of…
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It’s been eight years – some of them verrrrrry long – since I moved to Ethiopia. I need to do a little truth telling about me and this place I don’t call ‘home’. I…
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culture & community pregnancy & parenting sisterhoodA World Without Water (Or: Living in the Present)
By now, it’s a familiar story – the housewife who has lost her way. I just never knew it would happen to me. I’ve been opening myself up to joy – whether it’s finding…
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I thought I would be writing this entry from Ethiopia this week with some possible insights into “there” versus “here”; it turns out the Passport Canada, Canada Post, Air Canada gong show trifecta kept…