After alluding to snails and puppy-dog tails yesterday, I thought this one fitting for today. My Joelie loves his snails. In fact, one day after a heavy rain, he grabbed an empty honey jar and filled it to the brim with little snails and moved them right into his room. Read more…
Okay, every time Africa comes up inevitably someone asks me the critters-question:What are the bugs like?Aren’t there spiders there?How about the bugs?How big are they anyway?Are there LOTS of bugs? Regardless of what I say in response, they almost always reply:Oh! I could never live there!Wow, I don’t know how Read more…
There are lots of good books many of you have probably already read about this beloved continent, Out of Africa being one of them… (NO, the movie does not count!) {Side Note: The first place Kent and I lived in Africa in 1999 was in Karen, about 1 mile from Read more…
About one year ago, as we were moving into this fixer-upper with a great yard in a great location, Kent spotted a tiny plant hidden between the dilapitated outhouse and back wall we share with the mosque. Familiar little leaves, like those of a ROSE. Surely roses are not indigenous Read more…
I just love that in Emma Thomson’s Sense & Sensibility little Margaret is taught to bring up the weather in the most awkward situations! It is always a safe subject. Well, after actually posting the words ‘blood diamond’, I am following up with a ‘safe’ post about weather. =) Being Read more…
Anna would like to teach herself to read. She found James’ Bible open on the front porch and brought it to me, “Tell me some of Jesus’ words.” I showed her how Jesus’ words were red and we flipped through the gospels looking for ‘lots of red’. Matthew 6 eventually Read more…
People often ask me to describe a ‘typical day’. I don’t know that there is a really typical day here as everything seems in a slow-motion constant of change. I will endeavor to describe my Tuesday this week, as it was a crazy and productive day that will give a Read more…
Today is our first day of ‘summer’ (though living in a place where it feels like summer all year long tends to change our notions of what summer means). It won’t mean luscious berries. It won’t mean vacation to the ocean or swimming at the lake. It won’t mean VBS Read more…
Obedi is the brother or cousin of one of our Congolese colleagues. We hired him as our night guard, but he always did lots of gardening and extra jobs too. He had not been feeling well for a day or two and was taken to the hospital and treated for Read more…
Well if it is the thought that counts, then you should know that I have written invisible posts to you many times these past few silent weeks. After months of ongoing tummy trouble, there is a light at the end of the tunnel. I may be ‘on the mend’ with Read more…