We just returned from a 3 month visit to America for our first home assignment. We had a great time of rest, and reconnecting with family and friends who we had not seen in nearly 2 years! Justin's mom "Mimmi" graciously hosted us, and after months of rain we were thankful for a change of …
Reconnecting
As of today, we have officially been living and serving in West Africa for 20 months straight. In that time so many things have happened! We have truly been stretched, molded & grown as individuals and as a family. We have had good days and really hard days. We have been immersed in a completely …
Finding Fun
We are now in the thick of rainy season. Most days the rain can be a downer, but yesterday when the sun finally came out, we made a memory. It all started when I went to take our dog for a walk with 2 of our kids. It had been raining for the majority of …
Homeschooling on the mission field
Coming from a public school background, if you would've told me 15 years ago that I would homeschool my kids one day, I'd have said "No, I don't think so". Fast forward to today and we've been homeschooling for 4 years, with the last 1 ½ years of that being on the mission field. Isn't …
Staying Home
It has been a full month since our host country closed their borders and enacted regulations to stop the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19). Just like the rest of the world, we are on lockdown. Staying home is nothing new for the kids and I, we were used to being home a lot anyway. Logistically …
Mmm…C’est bon!
"Mmm...C'est bon!" is currently our son's favorite French phrase, and it means "Yum...This is good!". As I was looking through my pictures from the last month, trying to decide what aspect of life to share with you today...I realized that I've never shared about the deliciousness of West African cuisine! So today is the day! …
Our Rookie Year
Now that our rookie year as missionaries is over, things are becoming more predictable and dare I say, normal. It reminds me of starting my sophomore year of school…even though the future is unsure, I can look back at my freshman year and remember, “Oh yeah, I have done this before”… “I remember how I dealt …
Christmas in Africa
The last two months flew by for us, and I can hardly believe we are now into January! Before looking ahead to 2020 though, I would love to look back and share with you a bit about our first Christmas in Africa. As you can probably guess it was a bit hard for us to …
Goodbye October
Goodbye October, hello November! I gotta be honest, I'm so glad October is over! We just survived the worst month for heat and humidity here in our corner of Africa. October would normally remind me of fall in Virginia; leaves changing, crisp morning air, hot apple cider, football and comfy sweats. However this year instead of …
Our rainy summer
A missionary friend of mine told me the other day; "I feel like I spend half my life explaining my life." I have to say, I can relate. Besides trying to explain to African friends why or how we Americans do one thing or another, we are also committed to sharing our missionary journey with our …
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