‘’No, mama, no hat! No hat and no gloves!’’- says to me my little boy every time put our coats on to head outside. His large eyes look straight into mine, with toddler determination grownups often loose over time. It feels like spring is…

Growing up I was the kind of girl, always playing with my dolls, sewing dresses ( ‘stealing’ all my grandma’s buttons) and dreaming about what motherhood would look like. Imagine my surprise when I found out real babies are not like dolls – they…

‘’Herzlich Willkommen, Herzlich Willkommen’’ yelled a funny- dressed chubby clown, sitting on the edge of the Christmassy stage. His unbelievable accent and funny clothes were apparently not appealing to the people who rambled around the wooden chalets, wondering which sausage is worth their hungry…

The Christmas tree was first used by German Lutherans, but there are also records that a Christmas tree was placed in the Cathedral of Strasburg in 1539 (#wikipedianerd).  Gradually, the decoration of Christmas trees became an overly commercialized  family tradition in the Western world.…

I recently met with a high school friend that I lost track of right after we graduated. He was the boy always in trouble, hanging around the ‘’wrong’’ type of pals, taking on the dangerous path of light drugs. Now, 5+ years later, I…