Quiara
Sep 8, 20218 min read
Boiled Eggs and Baby Chicks: A Folktale
A boy was playing with his two friends one day, and he decided to give them each a gift before they went home. He reached under a...
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Quiara
Jun 26, 20213 min read
Wedding Weekend
We had a busy week. A wedding, a job interview, a funeral, multiple car problems, and the country is out of gas and diesel. I just got...
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Quiara
May 25, 20214 min read
My hometown is heaven...
"my hometown is heaven... i've left parts of my heart all over the place..." -Rachel Ella I grew up in a land of tall pines and crickets...
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Quiara
Aug 11, 20208 min read
Sunday in Blanchard
I've been wanting to write a bit about a Sunday over here. We had really good church last Sunday and lo and behold it's Wednesday and...
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Quiara
Jun 20, 20202 min read
Skills my Dad Taught Me
~Swimming~ I'm fortunate enough to not really remember seeing the ocean for the first time or learning to swim, just some foggy haze of...
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Quiara
May 6, 20203 min read
Hygge
I listened to a little book today called The Little Book of Hygge. It's written by a Danish man, and Denmark is rated as the happiest...
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Quiara
Sep 5, 20192 min read
A Day of Resting from Labor
I've been in my hammock looking at the stars and writing a thankful list... The others went to Walmart, and the mosquitos drove me...
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Quiara
Aug 26, 20192 min read
School Again
So today completed our first week. You know how enrollment night is... You are nervously sitting behind your desk and parents and...
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Quiara
Jul 20, 20192 min read
Ten Things Needed for a Perfect Mennonite Bridal Shower
Disclaimer: heavy use of sarcasm... Married or engaged friends proceed with caution! Ten things needed for The Perfect Mennonite Bridal...
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Quiara
May 20, 20194 min read
The End of School
My children looked forward to graduation with a passion. And ya... I stood up there and gave them their diplomas with a lump in my throat...
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Quiara
Mar 11, 20196 min read
Chambelan
I set my alarm for 1:45 Friday morning. By 4 o'clock I was shivering in the KCI parking lot waiting to be shuttled to the airport. By 10...
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