Posted in 1, tagged family, Life in Togo on May 1, 2008 | 5 Comments »
When I take a step outside my life it seems that there is a constant colliding of worlds. But inside this life it is simply my world…a third world or third culture, to be more semantically articulate. Here’s a slice of the last 4 weeks of my life combining: Family, Kabiye Ministry, Team, Kabiye Church, and [...]
Posted in 1, tagged family on March 26, 2008 | 6 Comments »
It’s taken me a few days, but I’m finally posting pictures from Hannah’s 9th birthday party! She had a “Candy” Birthday party theme this year. We had a jelly belly taste guessing game, played tape the candy on Hannah’s mouth, and had a water balloon toss. Of course, everyone went home with a big bag [...]
Posted in 1, tagged family, Food, Life in Togo on February 3, 2008 | 4 Comments »
This might not look too exciting to some of you, but it’s a big deal for us!!! Our teammates Bryan and Brett just returned from Burkina Faso (the country that borders Togo to the north) with fresh strawberries and broccoli!! This is such a big deal because neither of these things are grown in Togo. [...]
Posted in 1, tagged family on January 28, 2008 | 3 Comments »
I was tagged by my friend Corban to write 8 things about myself and my Mom wanted to put a link to a video to show everyone that I am (finally!) walking. Here’s the link: http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x4795y_caleb-walking_family and here are my 8 things:
1. I love to climb anything that’s climbable!!
2. I’ve been sick this last week and have been laying [...]
Posted in 1, tagged family on January 24, 2008 | 4 Comments »
On January 13th our first son turned 7 years old. Where has the time gone?! We celebrated with a camp-out in the backyard on his birthday. He ate quesadillas and roasted marshmallows with the rest of our family and his friends Graham and Aidan. They didn’t fall asleep until 11pm but they had a great [...]
Posted in 1, tagged family, Life in Togo on January 19, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Here is a picture of the viper that Dave had killed before I came home from school yesterday with Hannah and Elijah. It was coiled up in…..our living room…just inside the front door. The doors to both the front porch and our house were shut. Somehow this snake made it under both doors. Praise God [...]
Posted in 1, tagged family, Friends, Life in Togo on January 4, 2008 | 5 Comments »
I wanted to get this out on January 1st, but our internet has had so many problems again that it’s taken me days to get it fully uploaded.
Our family wishes all of you a Happy New Year! Instead of sending out a paper newsletter, we thought we’d post highlights from 2007 on our blogs. [...]
Posted in 1, tagged family, Personal Tidbits on December 25, 2007 | 4 Comments »
151. The excitement of my children lighting their first candle
152. Spontaneous bursts of joy from Hannah, Elijah, and Gabriel on Christmas morning
153. Incredulous looks as one of my children receives a present he/she didn’t think we even knew he/she wanted
154. Eating super spicy food in an African village with Kabiye brothers and sisters
155. Caroling to [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged family on December 24, 2007 | 2 Comments »
At 16 months, our little Caleb is incredible in many ways! My friend Andrea found this costume at our crazy “yardsale of the world” outdoor market here in Togo. This outfit is fitting of Caleb in so many ways. He is FAST! And into everything! And he’s pretty cute, too! Can you believe he’s still [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged family, Life in Christ, Marriage, Personal Tidbits on December 8, 2007 | 3 Comments »
Cheryl Cashrecently did a post on her blog beginning her own list of 1,000 gifts that the Lord has given her. She asked any of her readers to join in making their own lists and I’m excited to embark on this challenge! As far as “To Do” lists go, I am not a list maker by habit, unless I [...]
