Family
Savor
You know how it goes… take time… stop and smell the roses… drink in the sweet moments… treasure up all these things in your heart… Savor. The French use a different word: profiter, from the same root that we pull Read more…
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Photologue: Lake Albert
our first glimpse of Lake Albert The road down the escarpment was steep… …and the flatlands near the lake were pretty muddy! Waiting for our paperwork to get processed, many people gathered around to see the ‘white kids’. One mother Read more…
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Travelogue: Lake Albert
Our trip across Lake Albert was very enjoyable.It’s a fascinating place!Sorry – no hippos in sight… Here’s the play-by-play:The first leg of the trip was in a car with a cousin of a friend who is also the head of Read more…
Holidays
The Big Eight
Sorry not to post much more about the fun party and celebration we had today for James. I can’t believe he’s 8! Sounds so old to me. In just 10 hours we are attempting to traverse this portion of the Read more…
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Sese Fo
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 Read more…
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The Races
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 more…
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The Divider
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 Read more…
Homeschool
Children’s Readers
As you know I am smack dab in the middle of teaching James and Joel to read well and love reading. For a Literacy Specialist, this is a little bit like being a kid in a candy store! James doesn’t Read more…
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Missing: Garbage Trucks
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.
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Hodge Podge
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 Read more…