on the edge of ordinary

For a few years now I've been using this last week of the year to write a blog post that reflects on the year past. In particular, I...

I did a lot of this: just sitting with our granddaughter. Three days ago we arrived back from our short trip to Australia to meet our new gr...

We've had some cold days and my office, which gets no sun this time of year, is a  chilly place. It's a bit hard to see, but in this...

If you're a regular here you might remember that in May I mentioned an exciting development in our family—that we were going to become g...

More unexpected joy this week, but you're going to have to bear with me a tiny bit because there's backstory to why I was crying dur...

I had a fun day yesterday. The backdrop was autumn colour and the amazing network of people that life in missionary circles brings you. Add ...

It's starting to look as autumnal  as it feels in Tokyo. I am grappling with what it means to call myself a writer. I've been doing ...