Hey Y'all...
Janice and I were talking today about Alex's upcoming Birthday. During the conversation I realized that I really miss her. We've been getting great reports from her and others about her schooling and studies. It's so encouraging to us and it's setting a great example for her brothers and sisters who will follow her. Way to go, Alex!!!
It has been quite busy around here this last week or so. Among the various things going on we pulled the cover off of the septic tank today and discovered that the thing is completely full. This may or may not account for the problems we've been having with our toilets and sinks since rainy season began. We're going to have the tank pumped on Monday. Hopefully that will fix the problem. If not, we'll have to dig up the existing drain field and have a new one constructed. I certainly don't want that as a project of that type could take 4 weeks or more.
We've had pretty much a full Welcome Center for the last 5 days or so. There are some folks on a short term mission trip from Korea here. They are pleasant and well behaved although I've lost track of how many times they asked me for an air conditioned room.
One thing that Janice and I have noticed lately is that the Lord seems to be teaching me (in particular) and our family (in general) about the Biblical meaning of service. What's interesting is that here in Chad it is easy to sort of retrench ourselves because we're seemingly constantly barraged with requests for money and stuff by our neighbors and workers. This seems to lend itself to us becoming callous and hardened toward those for whom we are here. Instead of wanting to reach out to them, we've noticed (sometimes) the direct opposite happening. And, most of the time, this happens because our hearts aren't in the right place. All this to say that the Lord has been pretty consistent in His presentation to us of just exactly how important service is to Him. It is a huge area of weakness for me and only now am I beginning to see how I must live my life differently. It's equal parts welcomed and resisted. Such is our walk with the Lord.
Until next time.
sf
Saturday, October 10, 2009
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
HAPPY BIRTHDAY LIDDY!!!
Yes I know that this is a day late. But I have a good reason for it. I was wating to see if someone else was going to put one up. Since they didn't, I will. :)
HAPPY BIRTHDAY LIDDY!!!
Happy Happy Birthday from all of us to you! We wish it was out birthday so that we could party too! Hey! Happy Happy Birthday...from all of us to you! Happy Happy Birthday from all of us to you! HEY!!
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Love you Lid!!
Alex
HAPPY BIRTHDAY LIDDY!!!
Happy Happy Birthday from all of us to you! We wish it was out birthday so that we could party too! Hey! Happy Happy Birthday...from all of us to you! Happy Happy Birthday from all of us to you! HEY!!
heehee
Love you Lid!!
Alex
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Tuesday, 29 Sept 09
Hey Y'all,
Was a pretty good day today but an even better evening. Both Janice and I got to talk to Alex this evening. What a treat.
Hey, we even got to talk to Janice's mom, Judy. That is, of course, a treat too.
Emma and I spent the evening trying to repair her camera. She was eventually able to get the cover off and a few of the inards out. She was tring to get at the camera lense because it wasn't working but all she ultimately ended up doing was getting shocked by the internal battery. After she got shocked I picked up the camera and got shocked too! I looke at the little battery and it said 320 V. Yikes!!!
Everything else is chugging right along.
Take care.
sf
Was a pretty good day today but an even better evening. Both Janice and I got to talk to Alex this evening. What a treat.
Hey, we even got to talk to Janice's mom, Judy. That is, of course, a treat too.
Emma and I spent the evening trying to repair her camera. She was eventually able to get the cover off and a few of the inards out. She was tring to get at the camera lense because it wasn't working but all she ultimately ended up doing was getting shocked by the internal battery. After she got shocked I picked up the camera and got shocked too! I looke at the little battery and it said 320 V. Yikes!!!
Everything else is chugging right along.
Take care.
sf
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
Wednesday, 23 Sept 09
Hi y'all....
Been pretty busy around here. We celebrated Libby's 20th Birthday a few days ago. She said she feels really old. I asked her if she wanted to trade places and she said, "no".
Janice picked out a very nice color for the new office. It's kinda a south western terra-cota look. The painter had a difficult time matching it... no Home Depots around here!
I took the kids to the artesianale the last couple of days. They really like the stuff there. They also like haggling with the vendors. Payton bought a couple of knives (he always buys knives!). Girls bought trinkets and some paintings. Very nice.
Everybody's healthy. That's great news.
Take care.
sf
Been pretty busy around here. We celebrated Libby's 20th Birthday a few days ago. She said she feels really old. I asked her if she wanted to trade places and she said, "no".
Janice picked out a very nice color for the new office. It's kinda a south western terra-cota look. The painter had a difficult time matching it... no Home Depots around here!
I took the kids to the artesianale the last couple of days. They really like the stuff there. They also like haggling with the vendors. Payton bought a couple of knives (he always buys knives!). Girls bought trinkets and some paintings. Very nice.
Everybody's healthy. That's great news.
Take care.
sf
Sunday, September 20, 2009
Saturday, 19 September 2009
A pretty good way to cap off any day is to sit down in your easy chair and watch your favorite college football team battle on the gridiron. Although we don't have an easy chair and I can't watch my favorite team on T.V. I surely did sit on the couch and "watch" the game via type written play-by-play.
What a great game and an even better victory for the UW Huskies over the USC (that's University of Spoiled Children, ha!) Trojans.
Don't worry, I'm not getting a fat head. I have every reason to believe that next week the Huskies will get slaughtered. But, for today at least, it feels good!!!
See you.
sf
What a great game and an even better victory for the UW Huskies over the USC (that's University of Spoiled Children, ha!) Trojans.
Don't worry, I'm not getting a fat head. I have every reason to believe that next week the Huskies will get slaughtered. But, for today at least, it feels good!!!
See you.
sf
Friday, September 18, 2009
Friday, 18 Sept. 2009
Been a fun evening. We sat down to have Bible study only to realize that I hadn't copied the pages for everyone to work from so instead we read and discussed the 4th chapter of Job. Kids were in a silly mood so it was a minor miracle that we even finished.
Then, when we were through with that we put up the projector and watched the second episode of 24 Season 7. (Thanks to my parents!) Right now some of the kids and I are watching Stargate Atlantis.
Today Janice and I and 7 of the kids went to town. While we were there we stopped at the post office and picked up 4 packages, two of which were from January. Yes, that's right, 2 of them were sent last December and have sat in the post office for the last 9 months or so. Incredible.
Janice and I were talking about these packages tonight, about how strange it was that we've received 3 packages in the last 2 weeks that arrived here in January but sat in the post office for the last several months. It finally dawned on us that all 3 packages were sent last year, during the Christmas season. So, we're thinking that since we've been receiving packages very regularly now there must've been problems in December/January with the number of packages they were receiving.
The moral of the story? If you sent us a package that hasn't arrived yet don't worry, it just might still get here. Or, maybe it is here, just waiting for us at the post office to pick it up.
Hope you all have a great weekend.
sdf
Then, when we were through with that we put up the projector and watched the second episode of 24 Season 7. (Thanks to my parents!) Right now some of the kids and I are watching Stargate Atlantis.
Today Janice and I and 7 of the kids went to town. While we were there we stopped at the post office and picked up 4 packages, two of which were from January. Yes, that's right, 2 of them were sent last December and have sat in the post office for the last 9 months or so. Incredible.
Janice and I were talking about these packages tonight, about how strange it was that we've received 3 packages in the last 2 weeks that arrived here in January but sat in the post office for the last several months. It finally dawned on us that all 3 packages were sent last year, during the Christmas season. So, we're thinking that since we've been receiving packages very regularly now there must've been problems in December/January with the number of packages they were receiving.
The moral of the story? If you sent us a package that hasn't arrived yet don't worry, it just might still get here. Or, maybe it is here, just waiting for us at the post office to pick it up.
Hope you all have a great weekend.
sdf
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
Wednesday, 16 September 2009
Wazzup?
We are doing fine here although a few of us have colds. It seems strange to have a soar throat and runny nose when it's 100 degrees outside. Doesn't really fit with my idea of "cold season".
All of the recent additions to the family seem to be doing well except for one little kitty. For some reason the little guy's not growing as rapidly as the others. Don't know what's up there.
The other night somebody climbed up onto the containers and stole several solar panels. Thankfully they didn't take them all. The solar panel stands have been modified with padlocks now so hopefully the rest will stay put. I am also working on a "fix" to the wall in the vicinity of the panels for added protection.
All of the various construction projects are moving along with the highlight being the painting of the office. Janice had the painter mix up some color akin to a Southwestern terra-cotta red (sorta). Looks nice.
Until next time.
sf
We are doing fine here although a few of us have colds. It seems strange to have a soar throat and runny nose when it's 100 degrees outside. Doesn't really fit with my idea of "cold season".
All of the recent additions to the family seem to be doing well except for one little kitty. For some reason the little guy's not growing as rapidly as the others. Don't know what's up there.
The other night somebody climbed up onto the containers and stole several solar panels. Thankfully they didn't take them all. The solar panel stands have been modified with padlocks now so hopefully the rest will stay put. I am also working on a "fix" to the wall in the vicinity of the panels for added protection.
All of the various construction projects are moving along with the highlight being the painting of the office. Janice had the painter mix up some color akin to a Southwestern terra-cotta red (sorta). Looks nice.
Until next time.
sf
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