As many of you may already know, I have the privilege of doing another 6 month mission trip in January-June of 2018, this time to Honduras. There I will be an Elementary teacher at the Campos Blancos School. This is a Adventist bilingual Elementary school located on the VIDA Internacional mission compound about 90 minutes …
Lessons Learned in Africa: Lesson #6 & #7
GUESS WHAT!!!!! I am planning another 6 month mission trip, this time as a volunteer Elementary teacher in Honduras! Click here for details or to help support this venture. To read the previous "Lessons Learned in Africa" posts, click on the following links: Lesson 1 & 2, Lesson 3, Lesson 4, Lesson 5. Read on …
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Lessons Learned in Africa: Lesson #5
If you just started reading about our adventure with this post, you might want to start with Lesson #1 & #2, Lesson #3, and Lesson #4 before continuing.... Ok, so here is one of the biggest lessons that I learned during my time in the DRC and other parts of Eastern Africa. Lesson #5: You …
Lessons Learned in Africa: Lesson #4
Click on the links for Part 1 and Part 2, if you missed them. And the story continues with Lesson #4 from our time in Africa (mostly in the DRC, but we also traveled through 4 other countries in Eastern Africa). Lesson #4: Your preconceived ideas about people will affect what you think people are …
Lessons Learned in Africa: Lesson #3
If you missed Part 1, you can read it here. The Lord spoke many lessons to my mom and I during our months in the Democratic Republic of Congo, helping out at Congo Frontline Missions (CFM). Here is one of the biggest lessons, pertinent no matter where you are in the world! Lesson #3: Don’t …
Lessons Learned in Africa: Lesson #1 & 2
Alison Levine, one of the first American Women’s Everest Expedition Team Captains said, “Standing on top of a mountain isn’t important; it’s about the journey…and the lessons you learn along the way.” My mom and I had a lot of mountain-top experiences during our months in Africa (6 months for me, and 3 for Mom), …
Birth Announcement
The puppies have arrived! They were born yesterday, Wednesday, March 23rd, between the hours of 11:20 and 1:52. Here are the pictures and descriptions of each puppy just after it arrived. Our name theme for this year’s litter is Car Makes (you know, like Kia, Chevy, Honda, etc.). Puppy #1 [Name TBD]: Born at 11:20 am. Male, …
Grooming Nikki Time-lapse
What's been keeping me so busy lately? Well, college for one thing--preparing for student teaching especially. But also, my dog, Nikki, is going to have puppies within the next couple of weeks! We geared up for the puppies to arrive by giving Nikki a full grooming! Here is an action-packed 3 minute version of the …
Update on Me
Today was the start of a new term at Liberty University. As part of our first day of online classes, our professors have us write introductions of ourselves for other classmates to read on the class discussion forums. I got to thinking that some of you might enjoy reading my introduction, to get a glimpse of where I …
An Adorable Puppy Video
I can't believe I forgot to share this with you all--I made this short video a few weeks ago of all six of our little puppies (who were all gone to new homes by last Friday--we're "empty-nesters" now!). This video is so cute, it's worth watching a time or two! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sylnLOZ7dSY Enjoy! 🙂 For more info on our puppies …
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