Jan 23, 2012  •  In Christianity, Personal

My First Night as a Volunteer at the Homeless Shelter

This past Saturday, I left the girls with J and his parents and joined a small group of volunteers from our church to lend our hand at the local homeless shelter. It was tiring. It was heartbreaking. And it was totally worth it. Prior to joining this church, I had never even considered the possibility […]

Jan 20, 2012  •  In Art/Design, Asian, Cute, Home

Lunar New Year Paper Crafts by Canon

This weekend, as he does every year, J will be decorating our home for Lunar New Year with various Chinese paper cutouts and prints which are meant to ward off bad spirits and bring good fortune to the household in the new year. For those who may be unfamiliar with Chinese culture, the Lunar New […]

Jan 19, 2012  •  In Funny, Geek, Web

Apologies

Because love means never having to say you’re sorry….right? Via Bonkers World. You may also like: 3 Things I Found on the Internet Today Browser Girls Because Sharing is Caring [Memos from Nick Fury] If Superheroes Had Instagram

Jan 18, 2012  •  In Aerin, Baby, Claire, Motherhood, Personal

Walking Without Support

I am happy to announce that, at 15 months of age, Claire has finally started walking. Let me rephrase that. She has finally started walking without support. Because she has been walking with one hand against the wall or along some furniture, or one hand holding someone’s hand, for over a month now. We all knew […]

Jan 17, 2012  •  In Art/Design, Books, Fonts, Geek

Word as Image

I am loving the Word as Image project and the accompanying book. Started 20 years ago as an assignment in typography class in art school, Ji Lee creates images out of words by contorting the letters that form the word itself. Anyone can create a word as image. It doesn’t require any design or drawing skills. […]