Travel - Kadine Christie - Author, Writer, Speaker, Creator

Full of Life

ISLAND FOODS, Life, Mindfulness, Moments, Nature, TravelDecember 18, 202056Views 0Likes 0Comments

Last year, this time, I was in Jamaica for my grandfather’s funeral. A few days ago when I heard Auntie Madge died, it broke me. Tears burned my eyes. The night my hubby, sister, and I arrived at my grandfather’s house, there were over a thousand people lining the road. Hagglers, not mourners, were putting…

She is her Guest

Children, Family, friendship, Life, Mindfulness, Moments, Simple Living, Small wonders, Stories, Travel, WritingApril 18, 202060Views 0Likes 4Comments

In just a few minutes, Barbara prepares a daily feast — and she is her guest.

Dying Wish

Endometriosis, Family, friendship, Life, Marriage, Marriage, Mindful Living,, Mindfulness, Moments, Places, Simple Living, Small wonders, Stories, TravelApril 1, 202055Views 0Likes 0Comments

We chose Panama City Beach the way one would if they were to spin a globe, stop it suddenly, and select the first place whose letters were no longer a blur. We rolled the words around our mouths, considered the price we wanted to pay, and searched for vacation properties. For weeks, we sent ideas…

Rose Garden

Children, Family, Featured, Food, Garden, Hair, Life, Mindfulness, Moments, Motherhood, Nature, Places, Simple Living, Small wonders, Spring, Stories, TravelMarch 20, 202042Views 0Likes 0Comments

Sometimes, little noses greet the roses,

Home Is…

Children, Family, Life, Mindfulness, Moments, Nature, Places, Simple Living, Small wonders, Spring, Stories, TravelMarch 16, 202090Views 0Likes 0Comments

I migrated from Jamaica to the United States when I was eleven years old. I have lived in four states, seven cities, and thirteen homes.From these experiences, I have learned: Home is not just a physical space. Home is daily conversations my sister, laughter with my brother, and the length of my mother's never-ending, but sagacious stories. Home is coffee…

Sav’s Birdhouse

Garden, Life, Mindfulness, Moments, Nature, Simple Living, Small wonders, Stories, TravelMarch 12, 202057Views 0Likes 0Comments

I was visiting my sister in New Jersey when I noted two small birdhouses hanging in her backyard. She told me Sav made them for the kids, and I would get to meet him that afternoon. He came over to fix some stepping stones in the yard, my sister introduced us, and I commented on…