Honiara Woman's Daybook

Just for today...Tuesday, November 19

 

Outside my window...chickens making their morning ruckus as they start the day and sunshine filtering through the mango leaves.  We're in a house we haven't lived in since 2011, and it's so cute and homey!

 

On my bookshelf..."Living Faith:  Willing to be stirred as a pot of paint" by Dr. Helen Roseveare.  Challenging.

 

A heart of thankfulness...for people who help extend Aaron's birthday celebration.  Mystic Monk Coffee is our newest favorite!

 

From the learning rooms...my amazing kids carted school books back so we didn't miss any school.  Our basket includes "How We Crossed the West:  The Adventures of Lewis and Clark" by Rosalyn Schanzer, "Lewis and Clark:  A Prairie Dog for the President" by Shirley Raye Redmond, "The Lewis and Clark Expedition Coloring Book" by Peter F. Copeland, "Of Courage Undaunted" by James Daugherty, "Seaman:  The Dog Who Explored the West with Lewis and Clark" by Gail Langer Karwoski

 

Crafting in the kitchen...our SITAG colleagues have provided every single supper for our stay in Honiara.  So we were freed up to make a key lime pound cake for this morning's tea break.

 

 

Pondering these words...One of the students prayed in French, the government language, rather haltingly, "Go ahead, God, stir me.  I don't care what it costs..." Then there was a long pause, before he burst out, in his mother tongue, "I do care what it costs, I care a lot, but stir me all the same, God!"

 ~Dr. Helen Roseveare

 

One of my favorite things...autumn.  Friends and family are helping me pretend with things like Sweet Cinnamon Pumpkin shower gel, an Autumn Wreath scented candle, and Pumpkin Spice Chai tea.  So grateful for the care packages that were waiting for us when we arrived in Honiara.  THANK YOU to those of you who scrape your pennies together to encourage our family and help keep us on the field with your prayers, gifts, and encouraging words.

 

A few plans for the rest of the week...chipping away at our long "to do" list and getting back on the Kosco Wednesday night to head back to Marulaon Village