Author: thecleymans
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4 Months Stateside
Starting to Settle In Immigrating back to the States, my home country, has reminded me about the stages of grief. Just as when one experiences grief, our immigration wasn’t just a “one off” occurance. The travel for immigration happened on a specific date, but the act of actually “immigrating” or “settling in” continues to unfold.…
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3 Months Stateside
A lot has changed since we last wrote in this blog. We’ve had another baby. We became full-time parent(s) to Kim’s daughter, Billie – who is almost 15 now! And…we immigrated from Belgium to the USA. So, we thought thought it was ABOUT TIME we updated our blog! First things first – Nakoa Knight was…
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The State Of Marriage in the 21st Century
What has become of marriage & what you can do about it We will never forget when -during the early stages of us dating- it became very clear that we both had very different opinions and beliefs on marriage. Where Cheyanne believed marriage was a life-long desire of hers, and a requirement, for life-long commitment…
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Cleyman 2.0
Where we’ve been & where we’re headed We’ve had a crazy 18 months. After a stepfamily adventure, we felt that it was time to expand our horizons. We learned a ton, and not just about the science of blending families and helping others in doing so. We’re glad we had that experience, and the programs…
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Turning 34
Wow. Here I am. Ending my Jesus year. On to 34. “Jesus year,” you may ask? Huh? I remember the first time I heard that. Jesus himself only lived to his 33rd year, and wow, what a year it was for him. I am now OLDER than the most important person in my life ever…
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You are in mixed-cultural marriage. You might just not realize it.
Wait, so what IS is culture anyway? In some relationships it’s overly clear that there are multiple cultures at play. For instance, it’s obvious that this is so in mixed-racial love relationships, but when people look at us, the Cleymans, they wouldn’t assume that there are cultural differences at play. However, whenever two different continents…
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Long Distance Dating For Newbies
Have you ever found yourself living on the other side of the planet as the love of your life? We currently are THERE as Chey is visiting her family in Florida, and Kim is home in Belgium. We also did this during our entire dating relationship. So, as huge proponents of Long-Distance Dating/Relationships ourselves, we wanted to…
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Traveling With Toddlers: How To Thrive at 10,000 Feet
Yep, we’re about to take the journey (AGAIN) that maybe some of you mom’s and dad’s have before and that is- traveling over 7,000 miles with a toddler!!! Ahhhh, did that make anyone else just cringe? Or grab for the puke bag? Wouldn’t it just be easier to travel that distance once he’s older? We…
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How To Make Your New Years’ Resolutions Stick
If you’re anything like us, now that the Christmas season is over, you’ve already entered into the stage of self reflection. When we all come to this time of year, there are often two feelings we have: either this past year was one to never forget, or maybe one where you want to try and forget sooner rather than later. Even though the world seems to be spinning crazier by the day, we believe it offers us the opportunity to learn, and learn a…