It's been raining for two weeks. This is wonderful for the temperature, as it was actually under 70 degrees in the house yesterday! I...

We had a wonderful birthday celebration for Mariah this past weekend. She choose to go to the mall to watch a movie then have pizza after wh...

I know I've mentioned before how much I love trying new foods, and living in Brazil has been no exception. The beans and rice are fantas...

Time seems to be getting shorter as each day passes and there never seems to be enough hours in the day for me to get everything done. In th...

Early Monday morning, at two a.m. a couple of cars decided to park outside our bedroom window, block traffic, and throw a block party. For a...

If you love a good cozy mystery, then you've got to check out Barbour Publishing's new book club. Heartsong Presents--MYSTERIES! is ...

Nine months ago, I never considered moving to Mozambique let alone learning Portuguese. In fact, when we moved to South Africa four years a...

It was bound to happen sooner or later. Summer time in Brazil means rain, welcome on most days because of the heat. To escape the warm weat...

It’s that time of year again, isn’t it? Time to reflect over the past year, where we are, and where we want to be. Add to that, my high scho...

It's six pm and the thermometer in my room, where I normally work, reads 90 degrees. No wonder I've been so miserably hot these past...

'Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house the occupants were sweating including the mouse. The stockings were hung by...

After six weeks of grueling language study, I’ve made it to the intermediate level just in time for a much needed two week break from classe...

If you're looking for a great stocking stuffer or simply a holiday read to get yourself in the Christmas spirit, check out this new nove...

I originally thought I’d post about our wild ride to the mall on the city bus. Then I realized that life in general has been a bit of a wild...

Congratulations to Patty, Ruth, Shirl, Ronie, Carol, and a sixth winner, Alene, for sending me a personal email I couldn't refuse. I...

I think I've mentioned before how hard it is for me to get into the holiday spirit when it's so hot outside. For the past several ye...

I’ve made a few interesting observations about life in Brazil in the few weeks we’ve lived here. Number one is that the people are extremely...

This weekend, I finished my latest deadline with two weeks to spare! I still have some editing to do, but overall I’m excited about the stor...

I realized today that I haven't shared much about our language language, and since that's why we're here in Brazil, it's obv...

I'm finally feeling settled in. . .well, sort of. I was walking the mile or so to school this morning, engrossed in people watching, som...