Hard to believe it's been 8 months already. From a city of 15 million, to a city of 15 thousand---we have made this our home. Alpine is a wonderful place and we are enjoying the new life here with all that Utah has to offer. My sweet kids have impressed me so much with their open-mindedness and willingness to try new things, make new friends, and embrace the opportunities here. They are working hard at school, they love our church and neighborhood community, and they've all made friends at …
China 2 Utah: Episode 3—Helping Kids Transition to an International Move
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China2Utah Episode 2: 3 Reasons We Chose Utah!
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Episode 1: China2Utah
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We are All Transformers
I still don't know if this is the greatest word for it, but I'm a transformer. No, not the one you're thinking of, but to move from one form of something to another, to make that transition, is to transform, right? It's more than just a transition, and it's beyond simple change. When we transform, we are still "us", but we do take on a different form---in whatever capacity is needed. My transformations have not happened suddenly, and there have been several throughout my life. But lately …
Hey, Let’s Just Move to America!
Well, okay, we didn't decide to make this international move quite that spontaneously, but someone told me recently that I had made it look so easy ---as if I just decided one day, and then did it! I appreciated the compliment, but that's not quite the case. It had been on our minds for awhile, but this was the time to make it a reality. And so, we jumped...all the way to America! Long story short---we took our 3 kiddos and left a city of 15 million, our home for 10 years, to a small town …