Month: August 2019

"Sennen, you have such a great attitude this morning,  I really appreciate it!" I told Sennen at 4:15 am in our Athens Airport hotel room.

"I can't do this anymore, help! Daddy, Matheus, help – I can't do it!" Sennen cried out in a moment of exasperation as he struggled

One of the strange things about an island is that you're either on it, or not. When you leave there's no gradual goodbye or change

"As we get toward the 15th of August, things really fill up. That's why you see so many Greek tourists here, they come to Patmos

"Daddy, can hippopotamuses drown?" Sennen called from the swimming pool. "Because they live in water and can swim under water, so can they drown?" We

"So I'll be the king, you can be the queen, Mommy will be the guard, Daddy will be the Duke and Matheus can be….the horse!"

Numerous emails from Sennen's school and the school district have been filling our inboxes. We have at least three online platforms to register for or

"You made him cry!" I said to Emily at the end of dinner while Matheus and the kids were exploring a nearby tree that was

We wake up between 8:30 and 9:30 each morning. The kids usually get up earlier – between 7:00 and 8:30 and read books on the

"Matheus, how many days are in a year?" Sennen asked. "There are 365 days, Sennen"  "Daddy, can a person live for more or less than