Family Life, Homeschooling, Missions

Autumn in Nicaragua

Autumn is a beautiful time of year, and one of my favorites. Of course, we don't actually have Fall here in Nicaragua, and it really isn't even recognized. You won't find Pumpkin Spice Lattes, decorations with those deep fall colors, or anything else pertaining to this time of year. People pretty much just skip right… Continue reading Autumn in Nicaragua

Family Life, General, Missions

A Place Called Home

It's more than a building, more than a location. Everyone knows that. Anyone who has ever had one, or ever longed for one, knows that home is a wild, beautiful, messy mix of people, walls, emotions, scenery, memories and much more. Right now our home is this beautiful two-story building that we had prayed for.… Continue reading A Place Called Home

Missions

Disaster Relief

In 2005, hurricane Katrina hit Louisiana hard. I remember it well. I had been with the ministry for 2 years at that time, and Phillip had just joined. The hurricane was bad, and people were hurting, so some of the ministry staff loaded up in a motor home and some vans and headed to Slidell,… Continue reading Disaster Relief

General, Homeschooling

Back to School

We started back about a month ago. It is hard to believe it has already been that long, but here we are, four weeks into our books. We have faced  new challenges, but we are working hard to find balance and hopefully learn a lot throughout the year. We start off school together, everyone listening… Continue reading Back to School

Family Life, General, Missions

Ministry, Family & House Update

It has been a busy summer and I haven't been good about updating. We had a lot of our staff from the U.S. join us in Nicaragua and the camp was full and busy for June and part of July. The kids have been enjoying a break from school but they have also been working… Continue reading Ministry, Family & House Update

General, Missions

Ministry and Travel Update

It has been a while since our last update, so this one will be full! Our Kids Camp was amazing. We had such a great time with about 80 kids over 4 days. We played games, put on dramas, made some pretty cool crafts and even better friends with the kids. Many of them didn't… Continue reading Ministry and Travel Update