When I No Longer Live in Africa...

… I want to remember these moments… I'll probably look back at this and smile, but for right now, TIA is my motto.  (This Is Africa)

So here it goes:

US. {As in the three of us. Not the United States.}

As I lay on our not-quite-soft bed in our new-to-us home last night, trying to think of a blog to write, I came up short.  I know I haven't written in far too long, and I felt the need to come back with a…..



A post that was amazing and stirred the hearts of whoever out there reads it.  But. We haven't done much 'ministry' the past few weeks.  Our lives have been consumed with… us.  Who wants to read a blog from some missionaries that haven't done anything worthy enough to call ministry?

Amazed

I never cease to be amazed at the things my little 2-year-old-bear says.  The kid is just so darn smart, and clever, and cute.  Yea, I'm biased because he's mine, but at any rate - I decided to keep track of some of his quotes yesterday.  This is what I ended up with.  I never want to forget this stage of his life! And the way he says his L's like Y's and purses his lips when he's making a point, nodding his head and looking out the top of his eyes.

"Momma I want a smoovie in a BIG cup." (looking at the cups) "Where'd it go? Momma can I just use your cup instead?" 
"Momma someone's calling me." (picking up his phone) "Hey-o? Pappa you calling me?" 

If I'm Really, Seriously Being Honest...

... then I'd have to say there are days that I feel like The Very Worst Missionary.  There's another missionary out there in blog-land (and in real-life too) that's dubbed the pen-name, Jamie, the Very Worst Missionary.  And there are times I can't help but think to myself, "Yea, me too."

A Quick {possibly scary} Glimpse into my Head

Thoughts on weather:
"Is that thunder?  It is!  This better be legit."
...an hour later
"It's raining! Come on, turn the power back on, it's raining!"
... 5 seconds later
"5 raindrops.  Seriously!?"

Glitchy McGlitch a Lot {alternately titled: I love FB}

Brilliant Idea: Host a virtual fundraiser on Facebook to raise awareness for the school and help get a kid scholarshipped into Hope!

Execution: Made a cute logo, filled out all information, invited 356 friends, included 'pinned' post with link to give, every couple days updated the page and 'shared' it on my timeline.

Result: {almost a complete} f. a. i. l.  5 donations.  Better than nothing.  But seriously? Five?

Research: Skyped with a friend one day, mentioned the fundraiser - "The what? What was that?  When was that?  I'm your best friend, why didn't I hear about it?"

Down by the River

That's where our new house is.  Across the street from the river.  Our. New (to us). House.

 *disclaimer - the following pics are all from my phone, sorry for poor quality!

The view from the road (the river is behind me, beyond another row of houses)

Let me back up...

My New Friend Co-yin. (colin)

I like the playground.  It's big.
There are SO many lots of kids there.  Kids running.  Kids sliding.  Kids swinging.  Kids climbing.
First I tried to walk to the little slide but there were so many kids.  I was scared.

A {somewhat} Typical Day in the Life of Me

6:15 Alarm goes off.  Snooze button is pressed.
Repeat two times.
6:30 Pitter patter, pitter patter, "Sun come up? I lay in mamapapas bed?" "Yeah baby, come on."
6:50 Conclude snuggle time with the little bear in bed with his Bible for kids app on my phone.
6:55 Get up to get ready for the day, Bill has already prepared breakfast (he's amazing) today it was pancake leftovers.
7:35 On the road, with my copilot in the back seat, to pick up the other teachers for school.
"Miss Ho-yee sit here, Miss Becky sit here, Miss Megan sit here, cause there's no more room back here."