Happy birthday dad!
It's my dad-in-law's birthday today but I don't believe I've ever called him father-in-law. He's always been just dad to me and for a long time. Chuck and I started dating about 32 years ago and "dad" has been there every step. I can still remember the time we told...
No pressure
January is the start of the school year here in Kenya and that means school fees are due and the first term of the year is always the most expensive. ("Free education" seems to be a government word, we have yet to find it here) Currently there are 10 students...
Red pill or Blue pill?
Normally (and my look at normalcy has changed and continues to change) I am a glass half full type of girl. I tend to trust most everyone and most everything people tell me. I don't expect someone to tell me a lie, I don't expect someone to deliberately take...
Quote from Ambrose Bierce…
"Speak when you are angry and you will make the best speech you will ever regret."
Friday’s Child: A Chance to Support an Impoverished Child in Kenya
Brian Kilonzo (Child No. 155) Brian was born on May 5, 2002 in Nguluni, Kenya. His mother doesn’t work and his father has died. Brian has one sister and two brothers. His favorite color is blue and he enjoys playing football (American soccer). He likes everything...
Cows, watermelon, cats
A BIG thank you to First Baptist New Baltimore in Michigan and their AWANA groups (this group raised the most funds so they get to name the new cow!) for completing the cow puzzle and thus raising funds to purchase a cow! And by God's grace someone heard of the kids'...
Help yourself
"Help yourself"...what does that phrase mean to you? If you asked me while living in Arizona (or anyplace I assume in the US) I would have told you we offered this phrase quite frequently to our friends when they visited our home. Help yourself...to food or drinks, a...
Always learning
Yesterday was not a good day...I totally blew it. I got upset and when I get upset I tend to be very, very selfish. In that state of mind I can rationalize my reactions and responses as "right" and "justified". After I calmed down I saw my attitude from a different...
It’s an olive leaf!
Have you ever been down, thinking there was never going to be a reason to hope? Wondering when the next ray of sunshine would fall across your window? I'm reading through Genesis right now and trying to understand what Noah must have felt all that time in the ark. ...
Quote from A.W. Tozer…
An honest man with an open Bible and a pad and pencil is sure to find out what is wrong with him very quickly.