I sat on the edge of the pool at Camp Wewa watching all of the kids jumping off the high dive. It was a week long summer camp before 5th grade. I was shy and awkward. The high dive was the reason for camp for some of these kids. The ladder leading up to the board was filled with kids waiting their turn. I watched these brave souls doing flips off of this Eiffel Tower and thought, I should totally do…
This Christmas season went by so quickly. I hope that you were able to slow down enough to enjoy the moments. There was less time between Thanksgiving and Christmas this year and I felt it. There were several things I didn’t do. We didn’t send out Christmas cards or put lights up on the outside of the house. There was an unexpected freedom from those choices. A freedom I want to bring into the new year. Do less and be okay…
Every now and then, I’m transported back in time to a moment of my childhood. It could be a smell or a song or even a feeling and suddenly I can see her. That awkward but sweet, little, half-Chinese girl who had the weight of the world on her shoulders. I have vivid memories of the actual moment my daddy let go of the bike and allowed me to ride on my own for the first time. It was terrifying and…
Do you have someone missing from your Thanksgiving table this year? The holidays can be such a joyous time of celebrating. It’s a time to gather with family and friends and make new memories. But, if you lost someone special to you, it can be difficult. I remember the first Thanksgiving without my daddy back in 2001. My mom, sister, young niece, and I walked through our new normal the best we could. It didn’t feel right to even celebrate. How…
How is it that my baby is 10 today!? Double digits!!! We laid in bed last night and talked about her birth story! How her father and I were feeling and how it all went down. The story was equipped with more hospital details than I usually share about her birth day. Jay and her older sister giggled and said “we are never gonna have kids!!!” But really she loved hearing about that special day. The moment my eyes looked…