Yesterday I hosted my first family holiday dinner, excluding Chinese New Years. We started the CNY dinner a few years ago, so it is a relatively new tradition for our extended family. Easter. Thanksgiving. Christmas – those are the holidays my grandparents, parents and Aunt…

The oldest I could have been was eight. I remember a saw, “blood”, my mom panicking and my dad laughing. I don’t remember being scared at all. I’m pretty sure I must have known it was a joke, maybe dad included me in on it.…

Before Hope Spoken kicked off, Sarah of Neighbors Table gathered the speakers around her backyard table for dinner. From the moment I walked into Sarah’s backyard I felt warmly welcomed. She is a master at gathering people and inviting them in – everyone belongs at…

This weekend has lingered in my mind for nearly a year – at least thoughts about what the weekend would be and what I would share. I ventured down to Dallas with my sister to join hundreds of other women for the Hope Spoken conference.…

I decided to do a part II for my gardening post. I am often asked how we are able to keep the chickens out of our garden. This is will be a follow-up to yesterday’s post. Near the coop we have two large fenced in…