Family
Training along
This is one of the kids must do activities in Corvallis; climbing on an old stream train!
Family
A New Blog? Really?
So what, we’re starting up a new blog. When we signed on to work with Wycliffe, we hadn’t yet heard of blogs (amazing how things change), and each time we come back to the US for awhile, there seems to have been a complete makeover on how Americans communicate. After Read more…
Family
Back to School 2014
James, Joel & Anna are heading back to school and growing up entirely too fast for my taste! Anna is becoming quite the chapter book reader and can’t wait to start cursive and multiplication. Joel is honing his writing skills and still loves drawing dragons in his free time. James Read more…
SCD - GAPS Diet
GAPS Diet 3-years anniversary
It’s hard for me to believe James has been grain-free for three years! Most of the first two years were in Congo. People here in the US often wonder, “How could you do such a limited diet in rural Africa?” But I found the farmer’s market (huge likelihood that produce Read more…
Congo + Culture
The Advice of an MK (Missionary Kid)
James, Joel & Anna are still traversing the globe emotionally and socially. Physically we have lived in the same United States for over a year now, but only settled for six months and still missing what feels like home: Africa. Some days the red dirt and smiling friends are far Read more…
Congo + Culture
Previously on tenfootfamily…
What do you call those little clips from your favorite show that catch you up quickly on important plot developments? They might be annoying to some, but useful to others. The reason you missed our plot developments from the past 4 months has been that we didn’t write them down. Read more…
Family
School pictures are here!
Trying to keep it serious with our wonderful teacher Katie. Here are a few ‘outtakes’ of this year’s school pictures. With Anna in Kindergarten, we have three full-time students! Having a stellar 4th grade year so far, our almost 10-year-old James looking dapper (and growing up too fast for Mom’s Read more…
Congo + Culture
Day In the Life
It’s been a couple years since I chronicled an average day. This was yesterday: 3:32am Wake up coughing (between dust and charcoal smoke this isn’t uncommon). 3:45am Almost back to sleep when 2 shots ring out on main street a few blocks away. Probably the police keeping order. 4:02am Dive Read more…