Archive for celebration
A Cochabamban Christmas
Christmas begins with Christ. We are so grateful to live in a country that allows us to proclaim openly and unashamedly our allegiance to the Reason, the Answer, the One and Only True God, to Christ Our Lord and Our Savior.
The celebrations of the birth of Jesus are abundant and beautiful in this land. The [...]
Gracias por Su Gracia
An assembly of whatnots converged on my house and blessed my socks off last Friday. It was called ‘Gracias por Su Gracia’ (Thanks for His Grace). Missionaries new and old gathered to tell their stories of the grace of God in their darkest hour serving in a cross-culture context. A Thanksgiving-esque feast was served: turkey, [...]
We’re Teenagers Now
Mrs. DaRonn Washington came on the scene 13 years ago today. You could say that we are teenagers now. It feels the same as when you first get to tack that teen onto the back of your age. You wait for people to ask you how old you are so you can say thirTEEN. Yep, [...]
WINNERS for the Bag Drawing
A few posts ago I launched a drawing. It was my 500th post. The prizes were 5 bags. The contest ran until we reached 5,000 comments here at the @. Each comment counted as an entry from the time of the launch of the contest until now. We have reached 5,000 comments, folks!
Here is a [...]
Wednesday Without Words
500 DRAWING!
This is the 500th time I have put pen to paper (albeit figuratively) to pose an entry at the @.
Since the end of 2006, whence the blogosphere was first made known to me, I have been an avid blogger. The composing, following, reading, commenting and all over creative process is so fun to me. I [...]
Super Mom
This morning an early Mother’s Day greeting found it’s way to my inbox. It seemed fitting to share with you the sentiments of my family. Mothers, I hope that this weekend you feel appreciated, loved, and valued.
Link to see it: http://family42.blogspot.com/2009/05/try-jibjab-sendables-ecards-today.html
In other mom news… it has been a while since I gave an adoption update.
In [...]
Raimy's Golden Birthday
A golden birthday is the one that happens when the date corresponds with your new age that year. This year Raimy turned 11 on March 11th. We woke her with a hardy rendition of ‘Happy Birthday to You’. I was able to take cupcakes and juice to her class. That was a first as a [...]
Trail Mix
Now on with the crunchy, munchy mixed-up life I lead…
Tomorrow is King’s Day (El Dia de los Reyes) here in Bolivia. We remember the visit of the Magi with exchanges of gifts. January 6th officially marks the end of the holiday season and the start of the festivities surrounding Lent.
Carnaval is a three day celebration [...]
Hats off to You
At our annual New Years party at church we have a fun surprise waiting for us when we show up: hats! We never quite know what they are going to put on our heads each year. They seem to try to outdo themselves. I wonder what they will come up with 364 days from now. [...]
On this journey of life, sharing my existence with God’s wonderful creation, there is nothing that thrills my heart more than knowing that my moments drip with purpose and destiny. 