The Boys school has been a major blessing to us.  We know not every missionary has the option of a good school and especially not a good local school, so we consider ourselves very lucky.  It is not perfect by any means, but it has helped our boys in so many ways in their adaptation […]

Just before Joel returned we had a wedding at our church.  It has been a few years since the last wedding so it was a big affair.  It was also an important event for me as I felt like I was an active participator in the preparations with the women of our church for the […]

In the shower past dark In the middle of a movie, especially at key moments – what a bummer! When it is hot and we are trying to go to sleep, it quickly goes from really hot to miserably hot When our water tank on top runs out – without  a pump we now have […]

This round without Joel has been stretching.  I am living by just trying to make it through one day at a time.  There have been quite a few challenges that have added to a normally stressful life. One in particular is a fridge that stopped working the first week.  We went without refrigeration for one […]