My Grammy

My Grammy

Thank you, Allison, for doing a beautiful shoot with Grammy last summer! Grammy would have been 90 this week. We were going to celebrate her birthday today. Instead, we are here remembering her life, which she finished on Tuesday. There is much to remember and…

Merry Christmas 2025

Merry Christmas 2025

Go, tell it on the mountain, over the hills and everywhere. Go, tell it on the mountain that Jesus Christ is born. While shepherds kept their watching o’er silent flocks by night, behold thru-out the heavens there shone a holy light. The shepherds feared and…

Merry Christmas 2024

Merry Christmas 2024

Merry Christmas from the Phaladis! Hey Friends, Merry Christmas! I hope this message finds you well and enjoying a wonderful holiday season. Each year, I love preparing your card and seeing your name. It’s such a joy to have friends from so many different chapters of…

Transmogrified

Transmogrified

Intercultural life is hard. It’s also very interesting and full of stories. They are hilarious (like when you use the wrong word for something), heartbreaking (like when you come face to face with the realities of inequality), heartwarming (like when a family…

Preparing for Reentry

Preparing for Reentry

Family photo, May 2019 It has been so long since I have blogged. Since I last wrote, I have lived in Botswana for five more years (almost 6 total), had three little girls, and experienced a life very different from the one I had before. I have learned what it is like…

We are Kagiso (KG) and Laura. We are from Botswana and America. We’ve been married since 2012 and have three little girls. Join us in our unconventional adventure through life.