Ten Years Ago…

…in a land far far away from the one we’re in now, we got hitched. You remember, hunny? We took this pic on our first anniversary, when we had only lived in South Africa for four months. Weren’t we cute? Awww, I think so. Look, no wrinkles or grey hairs! Ten years in and I …

STUCK

I’m sorry to say so but, sadly, it’s true that Bang-ups and Hang-ups can happen to you. You can get all hung up in a prickle-ly perch. And your gang will fly on. You’ll be left in a Lurch. You’ll come down from the Lurch with an unpleasant bump. And the chances are, then, that …

COFFEE GUY IS ON THE ROAD

He’s on the road and he’s driving this. Watch out world. This is what a vehicle looks like when you’ve packed it with everything you possibly can from your house. The last two days have been a whirlwind of packing and decision making… and it’s not over yet. Ben’s on the road, but he has …

Huntin’ Monkeys

My brother came by for a visit a few weeks ago (he just hopped on a quick 30 hr flight to get here) and on his last day with us he had one request: monkeys. He wanted to see MONKEYS! To us, monkeys are a little like the neighborhood skunk that everybody hates. Annoying, a …

Peanuts for God

“For I am the LORD, your God, who takes hold of your right hand and says to you, Do not fear; I will help you.” Isaiah 41:13 Today I need to be reminded that I have nothing to fear. Moving my family into central Africa is peanuts for God. He’s got this one. And the …

Our little elves

For the last two weeks we have had the hardest workers you can imagine living in our house and pushing us to get ready for this move! Grandpa came all the way from the US of A to South Africa to help us MOVE IT! My baby brother, who is now known around this house …