Now that the trip is over, I am hoping that I can look at it slightly more positively! Last week was a nightmare for me. I went back to the embassy with the missing paper the following day, and cheerfully handed it over to the visa gods. They took one look at it and…read more.

Today finds me in a Guest House in Lao again, a place that I hope to avoid at all costs from now on! Oh, I like Lao just fine, but my favorite guest house now has loud music blaring from speakers just outside my window. Not my idea of a great place to stay anymore…read more.

        For more pictures, be sure to scroll down and watch the video that Jason just put together for us, “A Place To Call Home”.

  Wow, having a little baby in the house is a lot different.(Most of the difference comes in how many hours of sleep I get now…but at least she and I have lots of time to bond while the rest of the family sleeps)  Hannah suddenly looks HUGE! She is also starting to act different…read more.

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I guess I have to start with yesterday for you to understand the full impact of my day. When Travis brought the girls home from school Pawkuhmooeydee ran past me to her room sobbing uncontrollably. I am still not well, so I slowly made my way out to Travis to try to find out what…read more.

While swinging gently in the hammock, it is fun to watch yet another incredible rain storm. The spray from the rain hits me and keeps me cooled off. The creek is getting bigger by the minute, and its roaring is getting louder. I can hear the creek that we used to live by too, and…read more.

Yesterday for Church, Roy preached a simple sermon on the Waldensian Christians. This was a totally new subject for our kids. They had never heard of the Waldensians before. Roy told about how the evil “christians” came and made the Waldensians choose between following God, or following the Pope. They all chose to follow God…read more.

We hardly ever check the mail. In fact, most of the time we never even think of it, since it is exceedingly rare for something to be in the mailbox. But, Travis and I had been discussing it off and on for a week or so. So, today, he took the plunge and went and…read more.

Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord. I Corinthians 15:58 This was the verse that God gave me this morning. It just jumped out at me during my worship time, and I…read more.