She sits quietly flipping the pages of her illustrated Bible for children. Crowded faces behind peer over her shoulder to peek at the pictures they never had. The big people stand up. Sing stuff. Sit down. Pray something. She kicks her muddy shoes on the bare-board pew just in front Read more…
One lazy Sunday, I heard lots of laughing on the back porch.I went to investigate (as any mother would because sometimes laughing is synonymous with trouble).But this was not the case.No, this laughter came from cheering at ant races.Yes, you read that correctly.Ant Races. You may recall we have had Read more…
It can look like a Great Barrier Reef, this massive division separating one world from another. To build that bridge and learn that language is so slow and so much work, most people don’t bother. But the Body of Christ is to be a symbol of unity across barriers. We Read more…
Pop over today to read what one of my colleagues wrote about my experiences in garbage and recycling in Africa. Lots of things seem broken, but there is always a way to fix them.
On this blank canvas of blogosphere I will paint a hodge podge today. The things going on… I felt that wellspring of creativity about to burst Saturday and had to make something (but wanted to finish in just a couple hours), so I made one of these! Super cute and Read more…
Just ran across a friend’s amazing blog, and couldn’t keep it to myself! Click over to read through fascinating and funny tales (it also helps that she’s a professional photographer)! LuAnne actually took the family photo you see at right. With a rich history and worldwide perspective (having visited some Read more…
Believe it or not this was the road on a good day. On our way home it was more like a mud pit. It left me thinking of Mr. Darcy ‘What is 50 miles of good road?’ A carepackage with candy necklaces made the trip quite tasty for some of Read more…
I got asked a good question about our life in Africa, “What is it about your African lifestyle that slims you down?” My first steps on African soil were 11 years ago this week, so in some ways I have forgotten what is different here. The rain waters seep into Read more…
Just a quick note to let you know we are here. We are well. The longer note would go into how 2007 taught us our own limitations, and how to better manage our personal levels of stress. So thankful for those lessons! We use them everyday here. Exercise:I don’t exercise Read more…
Gotta love the French for coming up with a beautiful way to say something as normal as ‘daily‘. The daily norm, the quotidienne, over here seems unworthy of blogging to you all. But every so often it dawns on me that what I now consider ‘normal’ for our life and Read more…