Just for today...Monday, February 9
From the learning rooms...it's week 27, so 3rd nine weeks grades will come out at the end of the week. Benjamin and Sarah are reading C.S. Lewis' "The Screwtape Letters" and taking a biology test; Olivia begins her study of Africa and gives a speech based on her research paper; and Katherine practices making words plural and spelling words with -igh and finishes reading about mountains.
Around the house...Aaron has been working on replacing the screens on the side of the house that faces the ocean. Those screens corrode so quickly due to the salt in the air.
A heart full of gratitude...for village friends for my children.
Outside my window...a steady stream of ladies coming to get water. We are trying to empty out a 1200 gallon rusty, leaky, old rain tank to replace it with a new plastic one. So, we've invited everybody to come use the water for bathing and washing clothes, something they don't usually do in rain tank water. We've heard lots of laughter, lots of running water, and lots of scrubbing all day today.
One of my favorite things...sitting and talking to my Marulaon friends and sharing about the ways we've seen God work in our lives.
On my bookshelf...National Geographic and Smithsonian magazines. So grateful for the people who give us these subscriptions and help us be life long learners!
Crafting in the kitchen...I bought a large cooked red snapper this weekend at market. It's teeth were scary looking! Today at lunch, we enjoyed a couple of new recipes from the "More With Less" cookbook: Golden Eggplant Casserole and Chicken-Cheese Casserole. Good home-cooking comfort food!
Pondering these words...Say not you cannot gladden, elevate, and set free; that you have nothing of the grace of influence; that all you have to give is at the most only common bread and water. Give yourself to the Lord for the service of men with what you have. Cannot He change water into wine? Cannot He make stammering words to be instinct (imbued, filled, charged) with saving power? Cannot He change trembling efforts to help into deeds of strength? Cannot He still, as of old, enable you in all your personal poverty "to make many rich?" God has need of thee for the service of the fellow men. He has a work for thee to do. To find out what it is, and then do it, is at once thy supremist duty and thy highest wisdom. "Whatsoever He saith unto you, do it." ~Canon George Body
A few plans for the rest of the week...Aaron will be doing language learning with Barnabas and Edwin every morning this week. On Saturday, at least part of the family will go over to Nukufero Village to welcome the diocese bishop who is coming for his farewell tour and to ordain a new priest. Sunday, the whole family will go to the ordination. Most of our friends will be spending the night, but I think we will sleep in our own beds and then leave very early on Sunday morning for a full day of festivities.
A peek into my corner of the world...this little one joined me and my friend, Ofoean, while we waited for the Kosco to arrive yesterday. He sure was spunky as he walked along the spine of an overturned canoe and begged me to take pictures of him.
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