The last couple weeks have been a whirlwind of activity, and it's not over! We arrived in Lima last night around 12 with all of our 13 suitcases. Jose's dad had alreay secured and checked in to our hotel so he picked us up at the airport with a taxi-van and his rental car and we managed to fit everything into those 2 vehicles. We got a great night of sleep (8 hours! I can't remember when the last time we got that much sleep in a bed. maybe a week but it seems like months)
Today we will start looking for a place to stay a little more permanently. We also plan to stop by Casa Del Padre and check in with them.
There are so many ways we recieved favor and have seen the presence of God in our lives in this time it is absolutely amazing! We feel everyones prayers and are so thankful for them.
Next blog I plan to put up some pictures...but for now I gotta' run. God Bless!
The story of two crazy people with one amazing God
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
Thursday, August 19, 2010
3 Days left...
We are in Florida! Getting in some family time with Jose's family. Tonight we are eating Peruvian food and staying up way too late! We got blessed with a nice hotel room and are enjoying a little bit of chill out time. I'm not sure how soon we will have internet access in Peru so just please pray for us Tuesday we have to be at the airport in Miami at 4am. Logan has been getting motion sickness in the car and we are not sure how the airplane will be because this is a new thing. I have stocked up on dramamine and we are trying everything we can.
Friday, August 13, 2010
quick update
After almost 2 days in Amarillo we took off yesterday around 1 (2 hours later than originally planned) and arrived in Kansas City at 1am. (yes it took us 12 hours to make a 10 hour drive) We are staying with my friend Jami's parents. When I was little I told my mom I wanted to be just like Terri Baker when I grew up and I really haven't changed my mind :) She has made us feel so at home.
I get to see my best friend today! And we are going to ihop! Then I get to see Jami tomorrow! (Jami in case I don't talk to you before you read this, we are hanging out tomorrow fyi...lol)
I get to see my best friend today! And we are going to ihop! Then I get to see Jami tomorrow! (Jami in case I don't talk to you before you read this, we are hanging out tomorrow fyi...lol)
Sunday, August 1, 2010
August 1st
Today as we were driving to church I noticed one of those time/date/temp clocks that some buildings have. It said August 1st. 11 months ago we decided to leave in August. At that time it seemed like August was so far away I might never see it. But here it is. We are leaving Houston in 9 days and the U.S. in 22.
Time is flying by. Excited and nervous are the main feelings right now for all of us. Butterflies abound.
If you are wondering how I feel and you have ever been pregnant that is a pretty good way of describing it. We are about to birth something. We think we know what it will be like but we can't really be sure until it's time. Some people (most actually) are supportive and happy for us and some are not. We have been looking forward to and planning for this for a long time. And here it is!
We will be traveling a lot for the next several weeks so please pray for safety and sanity since we will be logging lots of hours on the road with small children.
Also thank you for those of you that have committed to pray for us and support us financially. As you can see on the right our list of prayer partners is slowly but steadily growing. We can't do it without you so THANK YOU!
Time is flying by. Excited and nervous are the main feelings right now for all of us. Butterflies abound.
If you are wondering how I feel and you have ever been pregnant that is a pretty good way of describing it. We are about to birth something. We think we know what it will be like but we can't really be sure until it's time. Some people (most actually) are supportive and happy for us and some are not. We have been looking forward to and planning for this for a long time. And here it is!
We will be traveling a lot for the next several weeks so please pray for safety and sanity since we will be logging lots of hours on the road with small children.
Also thank you for those of you that have committed to pray for us and support us financially. As you can see on the right our list of prayer partners is slowly but steadily growing. We can't do it without you so THANK YOU!
Thursday, July 29, 2010
The Loving House
You may have noticed I have made some changes to the blog. Feel free to explore ;) I have added some new information. I have to say I'm feeling pretty proud of myself figuring out how to do all this technology stuff (lol) I'm especially proud of my tabs ^up there^ yay for organizing!
I've been thinking a lot about child rearing lately. I was at a playground the other day and overheard a grandma (I think) tell her grand daughter "you are not more special than anyone else" because she had fallen from a very high place and wouldn't stop crying. I didn't witness the fall but I saw where she was sitting before she fell. (about 7 feet up) Now I am not a confrontational person and I'm not one to undermine a person's authority in front of their charge but it took everything in me not to go give that lady a piece of my mind. Really the only things that kept me sitting down were my charges talking to me. Another lady who happened to see the fall then walked up and told the woman she should take the child to a Dr because the fall was quite far. I didn't listen anymore because I already was feeling bad for eavesdropping. ::embarrassed::
My problem with that situation was this child was hurt, obviously hurt and instead of nurturing this woman chose to belittle her. I know there is a fine line to walk to keep children balanced and not have a princess complex but seriously. I hope my children think they are the most special people in the world because they are to me. I have seen so many grown people make horrible mistakes because they are not sure if they have any value. And yes some of them were very spoiled as children. So where is the line? To me possessions should not be made too important (and gifts are very strongly my love language) Children should be encouraged, loved, protected. Home should be a safe place where you always know that even when you make mistakes you are still accepted. There should always be consequences for bad decisions so the child doesn't think they are always going to be bailed out but the consequence should never be a removal of love. My kids are 4 and 5 so I'm no expert but I pray every day that this will be how I raise my children. I hope my house is what they think of always as "The Loving House"
How do you think you raise a kid that is not spoiled but doesn't have to spend their life in therapy?
I've been thinking a lot about child rearing lately. I was at a playground the other day and overheard a grandma (I think) tell her grand daughter "you are not more special than anyone else" because she had fallen from a very high place and wouldn't stop crying. I didn't witness the fall but I saw where she was sitting before she fell. (about 7 feet up) Now I am not a confrontational person and I'm not one to undermine a person's authority in front of their charge but it took everything in me not to go give that lady a piece of my mind. Really the only things that kept me sitting down were my charges talking to me. Another lady who happened to see the fall then walked up and told the woman she should take the child to a Dr because the fall was quite far. I didn't listen anymore because I already was feeling bad for eavesdropping. ::embarrassed::
My problem with that situation was this child was hurt, obviously hurt and instead of nurturing this woman chose to belittle her. I know there is a fine line to walk to keep children balanced and not have a princess complex but seriously. I hope my children think they are the most special people in the world because they are to me. I have seen so many grown people make horrible mistakes because they are not sure if they have any value. And yes some of them were very spoiled as children. So where is the line? To me possessions should not be made too important (and gifts are very strongly my love language) Children should be encouraged, loved, protected. Home should be a safe place where you always know that even when you make mistakes you are still accepted. There should always be consequences for bad decisions so the child doesn't think they are always going to be bailed out but the consequence should never be a removal of love. My kids are 4 and 5 so I'm no expert but I pray every day that this will be how I raise my children. I hope my house is what they think of always as "The Loving House"
How do you think you raise a kid that is not spoiled but doesn't have to spend their life in therapy?
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