by suelarkinsweems | Jul 25, 2012 | Mumblings and Misadventures
My mom taught an interesting dichotomy of limits. While there were definitely strict limits at home, my sister and I were always told we could do anything, be anything, go anywhere—in effect, there were few limits. As a girl, I did not have anyone in my life who said,...
by suelarkinsweems | Jul 18, 2012 | Mumblings and Misadventures
Before we moved to Virginia, I was unbelievably blessed to live in San Clemente, California, near my childhood best friend Heidi. While we lived there, I began running. Heidi was on her own weight-loss journey, and she began running as well. Before I moved to...
by suelarkinsweems | Jul 11, 2012 | Mumblings and Misadventures
Today our stateside travel begins. Tomorrow we’ll tackle the international flight. In between now and then, feel free to read the next Lessons Learned post below, while we wrangle our pack mules, I mean kids, and our *ahem* seventeen bags in various airports....
by suelarkinsweems | Jul 6, 2012 | Mumblings and Misadventures
I’ve been waiting for the reality of this move to Japan to hit the kids. I think we saw the first signs of it mid-week when my youngest daughter Cora Jo went back to bed at 9 am and slept another few hours, saying her tummy hurt. After dinner that night, she and...
by suelarkinsweems | Jun 27, 2012 | Mumblings and Misadventures
While we are in the midst of the craziest transition we have ever attempted, I thought it might be a good idea to intentionally devote some posts to thankfulness. So, each Wednesday, I’m going to post little stories of how someone taught me something. Please add your...
by suelarkinsweems | Jun 18, 2012 | Mumblings and Misadventures
My parents sent a box of gifts to Virginia last Christmas, and Dad had thrown in some of my old papers that he had found when he was cleaning. There was a stack of manila envelopes and an old journal with pictures of babies in flower costumes on it, and I wondered...
