GOING INSIDE OUTSIDE
As my full-time mothering duties began to wind down, I slowly realized that after many years of giving all I had to my family, there...
DEAR FEAR, YOU CAN'T CATCH ME
"The encouraging thing is that every time you meet a situation, though you may think at the time it is an impossibility and you go...
JUNGLE KIDS GO TO TOWN
I have four grandchildren, two of whom live next door to me in the jungle. The other two live a block behind Main Street in downtown...
FAR FROM INSTANT GRATIFICATION
After I adjust to the claustrophobic feeling of spending much of my time indoors, what strikes me when I return to the U.S. is how very...
RICH IN WHAT MATTERS
When you move from a place where beachfront homes cost more than many people earn in a lifetime to a place where typical roadside scenery...
FEAR NOT
For years I said the best way to torture me would be to put me in a small room full of bugs. I guess my soul was really hankering for a...
ONE LOVE
Here are some of our neighbors. If you've ever heard a howler monkey vocalize, you know that our neighborhood is not quiet. It's probably...
LIVE ENTERTAINMENT
There are no playgrounds, malls, museums, libraries, theme parks, music lessons, or any of the other activities associated with growing...
IT'S A SNAKE-EAT-FROG WORLD
One day Emily called me over to check out what was happening on her porch. I marvelled at the audacity of this skinny snake thinking it...
WHERE IS HOME?
Here is downtown Javilla, 8 minutes by car from our house. Javilla consists of this bus stop, the school behind it, a little church, the...
