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Grandparents’ crown and children’s glory – Proverbs
I was reading Proverbs one day, and this jumped out at me: “Grandchildren are the crown of the elderly, and the glory of children is their parents.” –Proverbs 17:6 Wow! Now those are sentiments you don’t often hear in Western … Continue reading
Posted in Communicating/Relating techniques, Faith/Values, Family matters, Ways of life
Tagged baby, family, multicultural, Parenting
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Dealing with cultural shibboleths, or so it ‘ap-pears’
My husband and I were coming home from church the other day and discussing groceries (yes, right now our lives revolve around such exciting topics as these! Those with young babies will understand … ). “This was the first time … Continue reading
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Tagged culture, language, multicultural, Shibboleth, Ways of life
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The global love language of … breastfeeding
“Can a mother forget the infant at her breast, walk away from the baby she bore? But even if mothers forget, I’d never forget you—never.” -Isaiah 49:15 (The Message) This passage has taken on a whole new meaning for me … Continue reading
Posted in Communicating/Relating techniques, Parenting styles, Ways of life
Tagged baby, Breastfeed, multicultural
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How to celebrate a newborn baby across cultures
As promised, here’s a little how-to guide for announcing the birth of a multicultural baby across different parts of the world and what to expect! Announcements: Phone calls (Africa), emails (U.S.), Facebook (everyone) It was amazing to see the different … Continue reading
Posted in Communicating/Relating techniques, Family matters, Ways of life
Tagged family, humor, interracial, multicultural, Ways of life
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What’s the most exotic fruit you’ve ever eaten?
I’ve said before that if you’re an adventurous eater, multicultural marriage may be just right for you. Seriously. OK, perhaps not so seriously, but especially if you’re marrying into another culture with its own food traditions, it’s something to consider. … Continue reading
Lovely C.S. Lewis quote on diversity
“If grace perfects nature it must expand all our natures into the full richness of the diversity which God intended when He made them, and Heaven will display far more variety than Hell.”
― C.S. Lewis, Letters to Malcolm: Chiefly on Prayer
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Tagged c.s.lewis, diversity, heaven, multicultural
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Cooking should be a communal activity in all cultures
The recent visit from my in-laws reminded me afresh about the community spirit fostered by family cooking. My mother-in-law graciously taught me how to make ogbono stew, which you can see in the lovely picture I took here. The yellowish … Continue reading
Posted in Family matters, Food/Cuisine, Ways of life
Tagged Cooking, Home, interracial, marriage, multicultural
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Fire in the kitchen: Just another day with the in-laws
My parents-in-law recently came all the way from Africa to visit us. And we have learned an important lesson from their visit: Avoid fire extinguishers at all costs, except as a last resort! I repeat, in all seriousness, that these … Continue reading
Posted in Communicating/Relating techniques, Family matters, Food/Cuisine, Ways of life
Tagged family, Fire, Fire extinguisher, in-laws, interracial, Kitchen, multicultural
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How to cut air travel costs to visit multicultural family
We’ve been making plans to visit some of our relatives who live outside the United States, but flying has been rather expensive lately. After lots of exhaustion and research, we’ve discovered some ways to cut costs and wanted to share … Continue reading
Posted in Family matters, Finances, Overseas travel, Ways of life
Tagged culture, family, interracial, marriage, multicultural, travel, United States, Ways of life
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Multicultural Marriage 