by Charity Lee Jennings | May 2, 2016
People often ask, with a twinkle in their eye, what a day in my life looks like. I shy away for fear of disappointing. The thoughts that come to mind are common, even challenging, not glamorous as I think they expect. Take this day just two weeks ago, for example: It...
by Charity Lee Jennings | Feb 3, 2016
When there is no central heating; when your whole family is huddled around one heater and you are wearing layer upon layer of clothing; when you can see your breathe in the bathroom and the pipes for the water heating system have frozen and burst; when all three kids...
by Charity Lee Jennings | Jan 29, 2016
I’ve been working on developing a new skill too. My challenge of choice, during the quiet week after Christmas, was to learn to make sourdough bread. Cherry Blossom wasn’t the only one to receive an instructional book for Christmas. I received Peter Reinhart’s Artisan...
by Charity Lee Jennings | Jan 2, 2016
Rather than writing resolutions, I’m sharing a New Year story with you. This is a fictional story based entirely on real events from my experiences of raising my children in China. In the middle of the afternoon, on January 3rd, Eliza, the youngest of three,...
by Charity Lee Jennings | Nov 9, 2015
The stillness and quietness of the morning, the warmth of a mug of tea and the comfort of a good book, no children calling for my help, a break, finally, after an especially demanding week, oh how I savoured it: peace. “Mom, Peepicheep escaped!” My peaceful morning,...
by Charity Lee Jennings | Aug 15, 2014
After a day like today, I am remembering Sylvan Lake with longing. One of our many neighbours are renovating their apartment. In China, people buy just the cement frame of the apartment and then have to hire workers to do all of the renovations before they can move...
