This is for when the day has been a bit long and your patience has been a bit short. When you find yourself saying things like Don’t Make Me Come Down There and Stop Touching Each Other and Because I Said So, That’s Why. It’s for when you forgot to eat breakfast and so you ate the crusts of peanut [...]
“And that’s what a good apology does—keeps our hearts close.” We practice good apologies in our house. It’s something we’ve been working on for years. Our standard for a good apology includes three things: a statement of what you did, an apology and your ideas on how to make it right. It’s not an acceptable [...]
“He cracks open the door and lures us to come and stand in the light of our Home.” I stand in the symphony of the beach while wind whips loose hair and wild waves pound settled sand. One son pushes his plastic dump truck, making new tracks in the sand, and the other runs down [...]
“This is where we spill our thoughts and unpack our hearts without feeling judged.” By Evaline Njoki Lesinko Our home is a special retreat for all of us. It is “little Kenya” with rich artifacts of our heritage gracing our walls. Our dinner table though, just off the kitchen, is our absolute favourite place. Here, [...]
“As Francois’ head hit his pillow that night, I walked by his exhausted body and prayed over him. The miles his feet had walked; the things his eyes had seen; the hunger, fatigue and fear he must have felt.” A few days ago there was a knock on the gate of our house here in Gressier, [...]
