by Charity Lee Jennings | Dec 27, 2017
It’s easy to focus on what we’re missing by not being in Canada for Christmas. But after an expat friend travelled home for the holidays, she told me how much more she appreciated Christmas in China. So although I haven’t gone home for the holidays...
by Charity Lee Jennings | Dec 5, 2017
December again – a fitting time to share again my all-time favourite post. “Mom, we should collect these to decorate for Christmas?” “I wish we brought a bag.” But that didn’t deter her – Blossom gathered a handful of the eucalyptus seed pods...
by Charity Lee Jennings | Aug 13, 2016
My kids counted down the days for months. It had been two years since they had seen their cousins, which felt like eternity. It’s more than just a trip for them, it is a connection with their family, their home country, their roots. When we finally arrived they were...
by Charity Lee Jennings | Jul 23, 2016
With two months of our trip behind us it feels like we will soon be on the other side of the world, and Canada, the storehouse of my childhood memories, will once again be far away; nearly forgotten. One of the hardest things about living abroad is that I can’t...
by Charity Lee Jennings | May 26, 2016
“Were those gunshots?” I said as I jolted awake. 3:27 a.m. “No,” Brian answered, sounding alert with jet lag. He drifted back to sleep but I couldn’t shake the sound. One bang, a pause and then five more consecutive bangs. The shots echoed in my head. I told myself to...
by Charity Lee Jennings | Aug 5, 2015
I’m back into birthday season again. All of our kids birthday’s are within three and a half months, so it does feel like a season that comes, and then goes. And, this is a significant year; one that reminds me just how precious it is to be surrounded by my...
