Sibling Bonding

One thing our children enjoy doing together is "Jamming". Titus' bedroom has been taken over by drums, amps, and musical equipment. At times we even let Titus sleep in there. (smile)

Moving Day

Today Caleb and Kristina are moving to a small house in town. It is a nice and sunny day which was a perfect day to move. It didn't take too long to get everything moved over there. It is nice that we have a long weekend so that they have time to unpack and find a place for everything before Caleb has to work on Tuesday. Thanks so much for all your prayers for Caleb and Kristina with their move back to Canada.

Which One Of My Children Is Adopted?

We had Ruth's friend from work and her family over for supper on Saturday night. After they left the mother asked her daughter if we had adopted one of our children. Adopting is pretty awesome. I have five adopted siblings and I can't imagine the family without them. So which one of our children is adopted? .............. None of them, I can attest to going through hard labor with each of them to bring them into this world. So although you might not see any family resemblance, our children are all our biological children.

Living In A Bilingual Country

I am sure most of you know that Canada is a bilingual country. The first time I came to Canada to visit it seemed cool to see two languages on the corn flake box. However, for all the time I have lived in Canada I have never lived in a French community so I almost forget I am in a bilingual country. I was however reminded again that we are living in a bilingual country when Caleb received his packet of information on things he needed to do to import his car to Canada. There are a few different regulations here in Canada you have to meet in order to import your vehicle. One of the changes that has to be made is to change the "WARNING" that you see when you fold down your sun visor. It is a "WARNING" for the air bag and it needs to be both in French and in English. I am pretty sure that when my children were small I never pulled a sun visor down to see any warnings. But in the evident that someone really wants to read that "WARNING" they will now be able to do it in both English and French.

Classes Begin

Yesterday was the official start to the first semester here at the Mission Training Center. We have a great bunch of students who are very excited about all that the Lord has for them here during their training. We have 17 students who have returned for their second year of training and 21 who have just started. Praise the Lord for these willing folks who desire to serve the Lord as missionaries.

Happy First Day of School 2008-2009

Today was the first day of school for Ruth and Titus. When we were in Venezuela I home schooled our children. I always wanted to make the first day of school a little special so I would always decorate our school room, make a nice breakfast, and try to make the first day as fun as possible. So the tradition of decorating for the first day of school and having a special breakfast started many years ago. I did find it a little sad as I was decorating late last night that this will be the last time we have "children" going off for their first day of school. Next year it will be "one child" going off for the first day of school. Ruth and Zachary both hope to be starting college next fall but I will not be there to send them off for another "first day of school". So it was a bitter sweet celebration this morning as Ruth started her last year of high school and Titus started 8th grade.

Gearing Up

Tomorrow is the first day of school for Ruth and Titus. It is also the beginning of our semester. Therefore we decided to go for a bit of a drive and a walk in the woods to celebrate the last day of the kids' break. Although, I think Cuddles enjoyed it the most. She loves going for a ride in the car and also exploring in the woods. The kids are now packing their back packs and getting things together for the first day of classes. Vern is also down at the classroom going over a few things for tomorrow. So we are all gearing up for tomorrow.

Soon To Be In Your Mailbox

For the next couple of days I will be busy getting our prayer letters in the mail. (This time I decided to use the envelopes that seal since my tongue really got cut up last time. I think my tongue still hurts.) We really do value all of you who faithfully pray for us and our ministry here. Thanks so much!

Unpacking

This week has been an exciting week for us here at the training center. During this week 23 new students will be moving onto the campus to start classes on Monday morning. We are enjoying having them in our home and getting to know them. It is always so neat to hear how God worked in their lives to bring them here. Please be praying for our new students as they arrive, unpack, and settle into life here.

Better Late Then Never, Part Two

While we were gone this summer we not only missed Zachary's birthday but Seth's as well. Therefore tonight was the night we set aside to celebrate Seth's 22nd birthday. We would have liked to celebrate it earlier but it took me awhile to find the special cheese he needed for the meal he picked for his birthday meal. It is now time to pack the streamers and birthday banners away until December. Although, certainly I will be able to pull out the streamers for something before December. (smile)