Sometimes things happen that I just don't understand. Sue let us know today about the passing of Abigael. A wonderful little girl we met while in Kenya. I wrote about her in September of 2014 in Tea Behind the Bushes. Abigael became sick with mumps early this week. When she was transported into intensive care, she…
Today I'm thankful for first time life experiences. We signed papers on our very first home today. As I was anxiously waiting to meet my husband so we could go to the title company, I realized how blessed we were to experience the signing frenzy that is home purchasing. Not everyone can experience such a…
Today I'm grateful for rainbows. My five year old niece used to tell me her favorite color was rainbow. Pretty much the best answer ever given to that basic question. One of my earliest memories is going out into our front driveway in NE Portland and my dad pointing out to me a rainbow.…
I'm grateful for nature. Learning from what was placed here for us instead of manufactured gadgets is pretty amazing.
I just drugged my dog and cat per the Vet's advice. The sounds of celebration on the Fourth of July always scares them. Riley the Pug tends to try to guard the entire househould against the sounds while Milo the cat cowers in fear- both fear from the sounds outside and also the crazy pug…
On the trip to Kenya, Tim and I met many people and saw many things. After reflecting on the blog I realized I didn’t talk a lot about some of the “touristy” things we did and saw – besides the safaris of course! Dad and Sue put on our “must see” list a trip to…
Dad arrived in the States on Saturday for fundraising and family reasons. He’s going to be back for a bit before he returns to his "on site" duties at the hospital (meaning his duties do not stop even when he's in the States). When he arrived to our house, Tim and I were anxious for…
Some people asked when we returned, “Do you feel changed?” In fact, I myself actually expected to be a different person when I returned from our trip. Much more wise. Much more “hard” around the edges as I would have seen things I hadn’t seen before. I’m not sure I feel like I’ve changed. I…
Montavilla UMC in Portland, Oregon funded the building of another house for a family. This family was not home when we visited but consists of a Grandmother and three children. The house builds that are done by the Maua Methodist Hospital are simply astonishing. Wonderful work done in a short amount of time. The new…
Our tour of the hospital continued on that Sunday afternoon we visited. We saw the various projects teams were helping with- including improving the nurse and staff housing. There are always many projects needing to be done at Maua Methodist Hospital and it's amazing to see how the gifts of visitors or locals are put…
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