Promise not to whine...we are travelling, staying with friends, eating in lots of different homes and trying to keep some sense of family identity...Welcome to our world.
Furlough - what does it mean anyway? For us it definitely means connecting with family and friends. It is also meaning church visits, annual picnics, donor reports and some fundraising. Is it restful? Well, that depends on everyone's individual definition of that word....
We don't have to deal with crazy traffic patterns, corrupted police officials or power outages and water glitches. We can go to Target at all hours of the day or night for "conveniences." We can opt out of homemade pizzas and call 1-800-DOMINOS.
But this journey for us is somewhat weird...adjusting to "land of everything." (Tends to give the kids a bad case of the 'gimmes'). The children have been real champs about being "on" so many nights and meals with donors or new/old friends. We struggle at times with our role in requiring them to be on best behaviour 24/7. Not an easy juggle, but they are doing phenomenal. We are so proud.
We had a real fun reunion with our NavYouth leaders from around here and then another one with the missions team that came from Grace church last year. What a neat time to laugh and have fun together.
We had a blast this past Tuesday going to an old stomping ground of ours - the National Aquarium in Baltimore. That was so fun...an addition of the Australian Outback exhibit was super. The kids also enjoyed seeing the Tropical exhibit and recognizing many of their "friends" from 'back home.' Then we blasted to Camden Yards and watched the Baltimore/Tampa Bay baseball game. What fun...especially as Gaby and Josh did Cameroon Little League the past two seasons. As you saw, they even got their picture with the Oriole...!!
We love you and send hugs and much love. Do get in touch with us...