We spent our GAPS-Diet anniversary on vacation at the beach. Somehow it is hard to believe we have been grain-free for a whole year! The following is an abridged version of our one-year overview. Go here to the ‘Our Diet’ tab for the whole enchilada. Or if you have lots Read more…
Well, we made it home sweet home to Congo! There were only two times that I thought we must be on Candid Camera or in a bad movie – maybe Home Alone Strikes Back? But we made it home. Thanks to all who were praying for a safe, productive, restful Read more…
At the end of a hectic week of appointments in the big city, it is probably good to take a moment to reflect before heading off on vacation next week.Yesterday I had some time to reflect, as I spent an hour and a half driving 12 km to pay a Read more…
In case you missed it, the Snapshot series began here. We will be taking a break from blogging in July to have a family vacation and get ready for another school year. Don’t worry, we’ll be back to posting updates in August! And you’d rather be picking luscious berries, hiking Read more…
I don’t know that American English deserves to have this word in our language: Hospitality. I have known Americans who practice hospitality, some more than others. I am positive I have not usually been among them. I don’t think we know half what it means. Congolese Hospitality (and African Hospitality Read more…
The moment we’ve all been waiting for for weeks, finally arrived last night. My baby girl lost her first tooth. It would really not be possible for her to be more excited about this step in growing up. Sheer bliss of the long-awaited James had seen it hanging by a Read more…
Walking along our muddy street last week,I noticed a few kids throwing rocks at my house.Band of ruffians doing harm?Nope. You see, we have mango trees.It’s mango season.Any fruit falling over the edge of a wall is fair game.It’s practically a law.But sometimes the mangoes need convincing. They chuck rocks Read more…
Just in case you haven’t followed updates on facebook… Anna did continue to improve and healed completely just in time for our long journey across Congo, Uganda and Kenya. She did amazingly well in the taxis and buses. The night before we left she downed a double serving of her Read more…
Thanks for everyone’s prayers for Anna’s health.It’s always a guessing game as to what is really going on.All you can see is cookies tossed, lethargy, fever and total lack of appetite. Which could add up to about 30 different diagnoses. Food poisoning? Flu? Brucellosis? Hepatitis? Giardia? or Deadly malaria? Not Read more…
In case you missed it, the Snapshot series began here. My Mom used to tell me stories about her mother.The grandmother I never knew.She would go every few days to the local Beauty Parlor.To have her hair set.It became an idyllic 50’s scene in my head. Ladies sitting under driers Read more…