loving our Moms

I just wanted to say thank you to everyone who prayed for Judy, Mark's Mom, over the last month while she was in the hospital for heart related issues. We thank God for her recovery and that Mark was able to visit her while she was in the hospital since he was in the US for a meeting. God's timing is always so perfect. 

Thank you too, for praying for Melynda's Mom, Beverly, who was also in the hospital for heart issues. 

We are grateful for God's mercy on our mothers, and for excellent medical teams, and for those who prayed for their recovery. We praise God for His hand of healing and continue to pray for our moms to get their strength back.

Life is fragile! We are grateful for God's healing and for our Mamas!! 

Shout for joy to God, all the earth; sing the glory of His Name; give to Him glorious praise! Psalm 66:1-2

New School Year

A new school year has begun...

Matthew is in year 9 (8th grade)

and Micah is in year 5 (4th grade).

Madylanne is officially a junior and 

you can see she will be busy in homeschool this year! 

It's always more fun when you can do school with your puppy! 

Huckleberry Jam

For my birthday Mark brought home a very special treat...

huckleberry jam. OOOHHH it is so delicious!! 

Thank you for thinking of me 

while you were in the US at your training, Mark! 

What do you do when it rains?

During the summer holiday we had some friends come visit 

from a different place in our country. 

They stayed with us a few days 

and we cherished every moment! 

One day it rained so we dug through our art and craft box 

and discovered a long lost homeschool activity....

Shrinky Dinks!    

Baby dedication

Mark had the joy of leading a baby dedication 

service at Emanuel Baptist Church recently.

We pray these precious gifts of God grow in the love of Jesus

and come to know Him as Savior.

May we as parents and as the body of Christ 

point them to Him in all we say and do.

 

Madylanne's summer travels

 Madylanne has had the huge blessing 

of being able to attend a summer camp 

of sorts for third culture kids her age. 

What a view! She got to see a new part of the world.

We are grateful for the blessing 

of a sending agency who cares about 

and invests in the lives of our children. 

Puppy palooza

 Our dogs Kali and Cruz had puppies 

in the middle of the all the summer fun 

with volunteer teams. They are cute little roly poly fur balls. 

This is a first for our family...

we've had many dogs 

but never puppies. 

We're all enjoying their energy and adorableness!