A heart of thanksgiving for...the cooler temps. The tradewinds this time of year keep us a little bit cooler and drier!
Creating in the kitchen...breakfast burritos, bean & veggie salad for lunch, and to finish the day, pizza leftover from our traditional Sunday meal.
On my knees in prayer...for our computers. This feels really selfish to me. The girls’ computer died last year. Having a separate school computer is a privilege and convenience for Aaron and me, but the girls can use our computers to write papers, watch videos for school, and do Rosetta Stone French. Aaron’s computer screen died the same day we got the stomach virus. Thankfully he was able to find an external monitor before we left for the village. But his computer battery died several months ago. Needing to keep both his screen and his computer plugged in is a challenge and a stress, especially with our limited electricity in the village, and also makes traveling for translation workshops quite tricky. Several of my computer keys are dying now.
From the learning rooms...Katherine is studying about longer equations and combining x’s in pre-algebra and she’s having fun in the 1840’s with World History. So we’re listening to “Masters of Classical Music: Wagner” and we’ve pulled out Opal Wheeler’s “Adventures of Richard Wagner” as well as “Gold Fever: Tales from the California Gold Rush” by Rosalyn Schanzer. Olivia is learning about the circulatory system in preparation for dissecting a cow’s heart next week, as well as reading and discussing “Their Eyes Were Watching God”.
Pondering these words: “One of the reasons Christianity has become irrelevant in our culture is our inability to stay together.” -Ruth Haley Barton, Life Together in Christ
Outside my window...a very breezy morning! Margaret and Ribeka came to continue weeding our yard. We paid them to look after our ground while we were gone, but there are some areas that are still rather overgrown. Last night we had a huge thunderstorm, lots of rain and thunder big enough to resonate and rumble through our house. The ground is nice and soft today because of all the rain, perfect for weeding!
A few plans for the rest of the week...Aaron has already walked the two miles to talk to Gesu about any Scripture rough drafts he might have in his computer and walked two miles back home again having just missed Gesu. Tomorrow, Aaron will go to a feast day in another village, and Thursday he hopes to have a meeting on the East/Catholic side of the Russell islands, about a 45 minute motorboat ride away. The girls and I will continue to hold down school at home. Friday is Aaron’s birthday, and we look forward to celebrating this incredible man that God has put in our lives.
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