Back from Furlough

The past few months have been a blur of chaos and the frustration,

that ended in praise and fun as God perfectly opened the doors needed,

(in His PERFECT time and not mine..at all) and Neiah and I were

 able to come up to the states for a few weeks.

PRAISE JESUS, She is a great traveler and the travel days

went SO smoothly. Because this was her first time to the states

we stayed VERY low key. Mostly around mom and dads house

visiting with a few people here and there.
We didn't let everyone know we were coming because we didn't

want to offend the many we would not get to see during our visit,

because of a short visit time, and trying to keep things as simple,

and 'home' based as possible for Neiah's sake.

 She loved her time with Colt and Brady

 And Jaxon and Kensley.

 We got to watch Uncle Ryan coach and play baseball

 She was able to help mow, and stuck with it until I made her

get off .

 We were able to visit a small zoo and she surprised

me with her boldness in getting near the animals.

 We tried the children's museum with Colt and Brady.

She tried to have fun but had her 'overwhelmed' smile on her

face over half the time.

 There were lots of rides taken on the Polaris.

She wasn't sure of it at first....

 but ended up loving it.

 Lots of time was spent playing on the play ground

 and with side walk chalk

 She loved the afternoon we spent at Jumping Jax

with Uncle Ryan, Jaxon, and Kensley.

 This was her favorite bouncy house and she probably went through

it 20+ times.

 Car rides full of singing with cousins.

 These two did so good together.

I loved watching them play together.

 This was just a super cute picture caught during family pics

 All the cousins

 not sure what to think of all these pictures with these crazies.

Jaxon's one request was to take a 'level complete' picture.

You know how the video game player jumps or does some move

when they beat a level?

So this was our attempt at that.

 

So thankful for the time we had in the states.

Prayers for smooth transition days back for Neiah

and I, and for all the busyness that is to come this week.

Thanks!

A Day Away

Sometimes days away are needed, and

when you have an airport run to make, and a

kid who gets car sick, its the perfect excuse

to go down and hang out in Mobay for a day:)

 We tried a new motel.....

 the pool was not kid friendly... but she didn't care:)

by the end I was exhausted, but Neiah had a great time!

Praise Jesus for days away.

Praise Jesus!

We are SO VERY THANKFUL that one of our favorite little guys,

Princeton, went to be with his forever family this past week. We 

are going to miss his ornery smile, and cuddles, but we are so excited

that he got his forever family.

Please be prayerful for him as he transitions to this new normal.

Thanks

What to do...

What do you do when your packed and crazy weekend

gets completely cancelled and you find yourself at home

with nothing to do?

How about catching up on the Blog.

 2 weeks ago Aunty Tamara came down to hang out with

us for the week. Mommy loved having her here to chat and hang out

with  and Neiah loved having someone spoil her.

Last week we had our last team of the season. And they were proud 

to be our first (mostly) all Korean team. (There was one Chinese, 

and one whitey in the group too:) They spent the week doing a VBS

out in the community in the mornings, and painting down at the school

in the afternoons.

That has been the last two weeks for the most part. I have more pictures, but they

are on my other camera... that is in the car... that is taking the team to 

Mobay at this moment. 

Maybe this afternoon I will be able to put more on.

Happy Weekend!

Calling ALL Prayer Warriors

This past Friday I finally got all the paper work needed 

for Neiah to travel. This morning I was able to pick up her

passport and this afternoon filled out her visa application and

pay the fee. 

The only thing that was needed is an appointment at the 

U.S. Embassy. The earliest I could get was Aug 21st

(in 45 days) the day we planned to travel back to Jamaica

after our furlough. 

The CDA paper work has specific dates on it,

(July 21-Aug 21) and the fee has

already been paid. If I can't get an appointment before that it means

I don't get to travel this summer, and have to start back at square one

to try and get a visa for this winter.

PLEASE PRAY that someone cancels their appointment in JULY 

and that I can get the appointment so all the past 6 months of

work and the hundreds of $ spent are not wasted.

Thanks.

Soul Care Day

Today, after 35 days of going non stop,  we are taking a soul care

day on this beautiful Sabbath day. 

The plans for today is to do NOTHING!

 

Nieah has settled in with her toys, and cartoons.

While I have settled in with my coffee and podcasts,

This morning I have been able to sit down, drink, and enjoy 

not only one but two cups of coffee!

We are both SO ready for this day!

Thank you Jesus for sustaining us and giving us this

day of rest.

Home Repairs

I am so thankful for the repairs that have been 

done this summer on my house.

 Every time it rained my bed room would end

up with a pool in it. And there was no place

in the room I could move my bed that would miss

a leak so the 'pools always ended up on the bed.

Its NOT fun to wake up wet in the middle of the 

night becuase its raining outside:)

 So thankful to have the roof fixed, and to 

no longer have to worry about pools in my room.

 leaks were found in the wall wasting tons of 

water.

Praise Jesus for leaks found and fixed and a

shower that we can once more use!