Born January 16, 2019 10:47pm (in time to share Daddy’s birthday). 22″, 8lbs 4oz As with Mira, please help us out by not posting this or any other photos to social media.
Author: Shanna
Small prayers
Today is a day of small prayers. Some spoken with a smile. An old friend who lives in another country has been staying with us this week. Thank you, Lord, for long chats and honesty. Where she lives they only have electricity a few hours a day. Thank you, Lord, for a refrigerator… Continue reading Small prayers
Christmas done Wright
Squeezing in time for fun and friends
We were blessed to have some wonderful neighbors during our time in Dallas (that we knew already from our previous time at school) and Mira and their girls played together almost everyday, while the mommas did their best to keep each other sane. 😉 Before we left we wanted to be sure they had a… Continue reading Squeezing in time for fun and friends
Thanksgiving with Family
Loved the opportunity to spend Thanksgiving with family again this year. It was great—full of food and laughter and lots of lounging around chatting—but definitely too short! Already looking forward to the next time we have the opportunity.
Art and Worship and the world of Iconography
I spent 8 weeks this fall taking a graduate course in World Arts. It was intense, and somewhat poorly timed (yay first trimester…), but I thoroughly enjoyed the chance to do some first hand research on Eastern Orthodox iconography. It was fascinating to dig into a topic I’ve been surrounded by for the past three… Continue reading Art and Worship and the world of Iconography
Go West!
Our work mostly takes us to the east side of the country (and beyond) so we haven’t spent much time exploring to the west (though we have been to one spot in the mountains out that direction.) We took a quick vacation a few weeks ago to relax and explore a place we’ve wanted to… Continue reading Go West!
Life Lately (or Exploring with Mira)
Snow is ok when you’re just visiting…
Since Ahma was here to visit, we decided to head off to the mountains for a few days between Christmas and New Year’s. (Partly so us parents could get in some skiing while we had a willing babysitter!) It was a wonderful trip… in which we all got terribly sick in the hotel room, and… Continue reading Snow is ok when you’re just visiting…
Mira’s First Birthday Celebration
We were traveling on Mira’s first birthday, and busy after we got back, but we decided that her first year of life was worth celebrating, even if it was a bit belated. They built a playground in front of our building early this spring, and our friends came out to celebrate with us (and watch… Continue reading Mira’s First Birthday Celebration
What (second) home looks like
Someone (not I) has created a beautiful video of our beautiful home-on-this-side-of-the-world. Enjoy!
Faithful in a little (Or, Thou shalt not covet they neighbor’s garden)
My home here is not really all that different than what you might see in America. We live in a decently-sized, two bedroom apartment. It’s actually quite nice. I don’t have a dryer or a car, but that just puts me on par with the majority of Europeans. (And I do have one little American… Continue reading Faithful in a little (Or, Thou shalt not covet they neighbor’s garden)
Mira at 6 months
We’ve made it half a year now  with our precious handful. (Yes, she’s a handful all by herself, but awfully cute.) So here are some photos of Mira at 6 months. Threw the last one in there lest you think life is always smiles and giggles around here. 😉
On the shores of the sea…
We went to the beach! Only it wasn’t the ocean, but an inland sea. We enjoyed just relaxing in the water for a while, but Mira on the other hand has decided she is not a fan of water–wild or domestic. We were wondering if she’d react differently to the beach than she does to bath… Continue reading On the shores of the sea…
Mira’s first 3 months
Today is Mira’s 3 month birthday. This seems like a significant milestone to me for some reason… though it’s possibly just because of the way they size baby clothes. Here are some of my favorite pictures of her at 1 month, 2 months and 3 months though. With a bonus 2 month thrown in because… Continue reading Mira’s first 3 months