Sometimes I cry without a reason. Just last Friday, it happened again. I played my son a song that my mom had posted on Facebook. A lovely Dutch song that so very well fits my blog theme "embrace". It's about having someone that's always there for you, no matter what. Throughout all the up's and More +
Archives for January 2016
A token of appreciation
In Germany, there is a saying that says: "Kleine Geschenke erhalten die Freundschaft". Small gifts keep friendship alive. I bet my daughter has never heard this saying, but somehow intuitively she has understood it better than many an adult. Already when she started school with six years, she often More +
2015
There is a first time for everything. I've tried to put into words what made 2015 a special year for me. Here is my A-Z "Jahresrückblick". (I prefer the German word for "year-in-review". A Appreciation I've always been thankful but never put much thought into it. That changed in 2015. I took a lot of More +